Cervidae Goldfuss 1820
Family CERVIDAE (DEER) • Small to large advanced ruminants with elongated head, long legs, and short tail; male typically with pair of deciduous antlers. • 70-310 cm. • Holarctic, Indo-Malayan, and Neotropical Regions. • Mainly forested habitats, but also grassland, swamps, and tundra. • 18 genera,...
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Lynx Edicions
2011
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6514383 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A087C4FFC5FFC4FD26FDD3E392FA93 |
| Summary: | Family CERVIDAE (DEER) • Small to large advanced ruminants with elongated head, long legs, and short tail; male typically with pair of deciduous antlers. • 70-310 cm. • Holarctic, Indo-Malayan, and Neotropical Regions. • Mainly forested habitats, but also grassland, swamps, and tundra. • 18 genera, 53 species,at least 169 extant taxa. • 1 species Critically Endangered, 7 species Endangered, 16 species Vulnerable; 1 species and 3 subspecies Extinct in the Wild; 1 species and 1 subspecies Extinct since 1600. Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Cervidae, pp. 350-443 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 350, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6514377 |
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