ROE DEER
Capreolus capreolus
   
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1. Lateral view
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3. Details
Roe deer bucks (males) have distinctive warty or pearled antlers.
TAXONOMY
Order - Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed)
Suborder - Ruminantia ("cud-chewers")
Family - Cervidae (deer)
1. Roe, male, lateral view.

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Details of Specimens Illustrated
Image 1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Sex - Male
Stage - adult
Collection ref. 97.005
Date collected - June 1997
Area collected - Northumberland
Source - Road casualty
Measurements
Condylobasal length190mm Zygomatic width83.5mm
Jaw length157mm Interorbital width52mm
Nasal length54mm

Latin Name : Capreolus "little goat"


Web Links
Aging Deer from Their Teeth

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