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Eastern Roe Deer
Capreolus pygargus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Western Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wild BoarSus scrofa
White-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus
MooseAlces alces
WapitiCervus canadensis
Sika DeerCervus nippon
Water DeerHydropotes inermis
Mountain HareLepus timidus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Russia | 3,469 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,488 |
| Alaska | 2,488 |
| Altai Krai | 635 |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 572 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 374 |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 338 |
| South Korea | 273 |
| Bashkortostan | 246 |
| Jeju | 229 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification
Physical
- HornedHas prominent horns or antlersFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla |
| Family | Deer · Cervidae |
| Genus | Roe Deer · Capreolus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eastern Roe Deer with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.