Siberian Roe Deer

Taxobox
name = Siberian roe deer
status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Artiodactyla
familia = Cervidae
subfamilia = Odocoileinae
genus = "Capreolus"
species = "C. pygargus"
binomial = "Capreolus pygargus"
binomial_authority = Pallas, 1771
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision = "Capreolus pygargus pygargus
Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus"

"Capreolus pygargus", also known as the Siberian roe deer or eastern roe deer, is a species of roe deer found in northeastern Asia. In addition to Siberia, it is found in Kazakhstan, the Tian Shan Mountains, Eastern Tibet, the Korean peninsula, and northeastern China. In addition, it has become naturalized in England. [cite web|title=The Distribution of Wild Deer in England and Wales (excerpt)|author=Taylor, J.|year=1939|work=JSTOR|url=http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8790(193905)8%3A1%3C6%3ATDOWDI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E| accessdate=2006-10-01 ] Fact|date=October 2007

The Siberian roe deer was once considered as the same species as the European roe deer ("Capreolus capreolus"), but it is now considered to be separateFact|date=October 2007. It has larger antlers with more branches than those of European roe deer. The Siberian species can be found across central Asia and in the Caucasus Mountains and weighs up to 59 kg. The Siberian and European roe deer meet at the Caucasus Mountains with the Siberian roe deer occupying the northern flank, and the European roe deer occupying the southern flank, Asia Minor, and parts of north-western Iran. Roe deer can jump up to 15 metresClarifyme|date=March 2008 , and generally live about 8-12 years, with a maximum of about 14-18 years.

There are two subspecies of Siberian roe deer, "Capreolus pygargus pygargus" and "Capreolus pygargus tianshanicus".

Notes

References

* Deer Specialist Group 1996. "Capreolus pygargus". In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 01 October 2006.
* trophyhunting.ru - [http://www.trophyhunting.ru/eng/hunting-tours/Siberian-Roe-Deer.php]
* worldeer.org - [http://www.worlddeer.org/roe.html]
* Deer of the World: Their Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology - by Dr. Valerius Geist

ee also

*List of mammals of Korea
*Siberia
*Manchuria