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The largest deer in the British Isles, closely related to the American Wapiti (C. canadensis) and the Japanese Sika (C. nippon). The skull length is very variable, but the minimum adult length for each sex is greater than the maximum for the same sex in other British species. |
TAXONOMY |
Dental Formula : 0.1.3.3 / 3.1.3.3 - (lower canines incisiform.)
 | 1.Red Deer skull, male, lateral view. Prominent canine tooth visible. |
 | 1.Red Deer skull, female, lateral view. |
 | 1.Red Deer skull, lateral view. Very young female, only four cheek teeth erupted. Lacking nasal bones and incisors. |
| Details of Specimens Illustrated |
- Image 1
- Red Deer Cervus elaphus
- Sex - male
- Stage - adult
- Area collected - USA, captive bred
- Source - Courtesy of Joey Williams
- Measurements
Overall length 350mm Overall width 155mm - Sex - male
- Image 2
- Red Deer Cervus elaphus
- Sex - female
- Stage - adult
- Area collected - USA, captive bred
- Source - Courtesy of Joey Williams
- Measurements
Overall length 327mm Overall width 133mm - Sex - female
- Image 3
- Red Deer Cervus elaphus
- Sex - female
- Stage - immature
- Area collected - Cumbria, UK
- Source - Courtesy of Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery
- Measurements
Condylobasal length 241mm Zygomatic width 112mm Jaw length 200mm Interorbital width 78mm Scientific Name : Cervus - Latin word for a deer;
Scientific Name : elaphus - Greek word for a deer.- Web Links
- Aging Deer from Their Teeth
- Sex - female