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Capreolus Gray, 1821

Capreolus Gray, 1821; Lond. Med. Repos., 15: 307, TS: Cervus capreolus Linnaeus
Caprea
Capreolus ; [MPR, 203]

Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

EU - SE.Siberia, Asia Minor, Caucasus, N.Iraq, N.Iran, W.China - Szechuan, E.Tibet, Altai - Tien Shan, Turkestan. See [About maps] Metsäkauris Western Roe Deer Roe Deer
Cervus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 68, TL: Sweden

719x600 (~132Kb) male "Schwarze Berge" Wild Animal Park, Germany, June 2000, Photo © Ralf Schmode

C. c. capreolus

EU capraea
albicus
albus; (France)
?armenius; (Asia Minor)
baleni
balticus
canus; (Spain)
cistaunicus
?coxi; (N. Iraq)
decorus
dorcas
europaeus
grandis
italicus
joffrei
niger
plumbeus
rhenanus
thotti; (Scotland)
transsylvanicus
transvosagicus
varius
vulgaris
warthae
whittalli
zedlitzi
Capreolus capreolus capreolus ; [MPR, 204]

C. c. pygargus (Pallas, 1771)

Siberia, E.European Russia ferghanicus; (Ferghana, Turkestan)
tianschanicus; (Chinese Tien Shan)
?Capreolus pygargus var. caucasica Dinnik, 1910; 73, TL: North Caucasus
Capreolus capreolus pyrargus ; [MPR, 204]

C. c. bedfordi Thomas, 1908

N.China capreolus bedfordi Thomas, 1908; , TL: Shansi
mantschuricus Noack, 1889
ochracea; (Korea)
Capreolus capreolus bedfordi ; [MPR, 204]

C. c. melanotis Miller, 1911

Kansu - Szechuan, E.Tibet capreolus melanotis Miller, 1911; , TL: Kansu
Capreolus capreolus melanotis ; [MPR, 204]

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[MPR]

Corbet, 1978; The Mammals of the Palearctic Region: a taxonomic review

[Ralf Schmode]

Geesthacht, Germany; e-mail: Ralf Schmode; More of similar pictures from Ralf Schmode's; Animal Photography Page

Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.