Crimean red deer
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| Crimean red deer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Cervus |
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| Subspecies: | C. e. brauneri
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| Trinomial name | |
| Cervus elaphus brauneri Charlemagne, 1920
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The Crimean red deer (Cervus elaphus brauneri) also known as Brauner's red deer,[1] is a subspecies of the red deer[2] that is native to the southern Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine.[3]
Description
They are very similar in color and appearance to the main subspecies of the red deer, but may be a bit smaller, although this can not be proven. Brown to a red colored coat or hide, with semi-large antlers, long ears, and a partially distinctive snout color pattern. The fur on their snouts are somewhat different from other subspecies, but generally from a distance looks the same.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Crimean Red Deer (Subspecies Cervus elaphus brauneri)". iNaturalist United Kingdom. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Cervus elaphus brauneri Charlemagne, 1920". ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ "Cervus elaphus brauneri Charlemagne, 1920". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-05-16.