Roe deer
| Roe deer | |
|---|---|
| Young male | |
| Female both in Oxfordshire | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Capreolus |
| Species: | C. capreolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Capreolus capreolus | |
| Range of roe deer | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cervus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. The species is widespread in Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, from Scotland to the Caucasus, and east as far as northern Iran.