Roe deer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the roe deer lives – recorded in 24 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Capreolus capreolus
Group	Deer
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	24 countries
Continents	Europe
Mass	1.35 kg (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Cervidae

Where does the roe deer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the roe deer in 24 countries and territories across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Kosovo, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Belarus, Estonia, Norway, Latvia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia. In Italy it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 a roe deer?

Wikidata records the following for the roe deer: mass 1.35 kg (birth weight).

Is the roe deer endangered?

The roe deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the roe deer?

The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Capreolus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the roe deer

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Roe deer (revision 1381204798), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q122069 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).