Persian fallow deer Dama mesopotamica Endangered
Where the Persian fallow deer lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 223 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
| Scientific name | Dama mesopotamica |
|---|---|
| Group | Deer |
| Status | Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Dama |
Where does the Persian fallow deer live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Persian fallow deer in 1 country or territory across Asia.
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.
Is the Persian fallow deer endangered?
The Persian fallow deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Persian fallow deer?
The Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Dama, genus Dama. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Persian fallow deer
The Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica) is a species of deer that once inhabited most of West Asia, but is currently only found in the wild in Iran and Israel. Since 2008, it has been classified as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. Owing to a focused program of captive breeding, the population of Persian fallow deer has rebounded from only a handful of deer in the 1960s to over a thousand deer in the 2010s. The species was re-introduced to Israel in 1978, thereafter reaching a stable wild population there, while it continues to occur naturally in Iran. There are smaller populations of Persian fallow deer in captivity at European zoos, particularly in Germany.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Persian fallow deer (revision 1364382257), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q756889 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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