European fallow deer Dama dama Least concern
Where the European fallow deer lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 141,686 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
| Scientific name | Dama dama |
|---|---|
| Group | Deer |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 11 countries |
| Continents | Asia, Europe, Oceania |
| Mass | 5 kg (birth weight) |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Dama |
Where does the European fallow deer live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European fallow deer in 11 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Italy, Greece, Turkey, Afghanistan. In Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- Spain
- Australia (introduced)
- United Kingdom (introduced)
- Sweden (introduced)
- Germany
- Denmark (introduced)
- France (introduced)
- Belgium (introduced)
- Ireland (introduced)
- Netherlands (introduced)
- Israel
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is an European fallow deer?
Wikidata records the following for the European fallow deer: mass 5 kg (birth weight).
Is the European fallow deer endangered?
The European fallow deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the European fallow deer?
The European fallow deer (Dama dama) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Dama, genus Dama. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the European fallow deer
The European fallow deer (Dama dama), also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of deer native to Eurasia. It is one of two living species of fallow deer alongside the Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica). It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes near Anatolia. During the Pleistocene it inhabited much of Europe, and has been reintroduced to its prehistoric distribution by humans. It has also been introduced to other regions in the world.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European fallow deer (revision 1380870528), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q159857 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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