Reid deer

Reid deer Temporal range: Miocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Matur male (hert) Twa males roarin, UK
Female (hind) Glen Garry, Hieland, Scotland
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Faimily:	Cervidae
Subfaimily:	Cervinae
Genus:	Cervus
Species:	C. elaphus
Binomial name
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758
Subspecies
C. e. elaphus C. e. alashanicus C. e. bactrianus C. e. atlanticus C. e. barbarus C. e. brauneri C. e. canadensis C. e. corsicanus C. e. hanglu C. e. hispanicus C. e. kansuensis C. e. macneilli C. e. maral C. e. nannodes C. e. pannoniensis C. e. scoticus C. e. songaricus C. e. wallichii C. e. xanthopygus C. e. yarkandensis
Reconstructit (licht green) an recent (daurk green) range o the reid deer (Cervus elaphus)

The reid deer (Cervus elaphus) is ane o the lairgest deer species. The reid deer indwalls maist o Europe, the Caucasus Moontains region, Asie Minor, Iran, pairts o Wastren Asie, an central Asie. It inhabits the Atlas Muntains region atween Morocco an Tunisie in Northwastren Africae an aa, bein the anely species o deer tae inhabit Africae. Reid deer hae been introduced tae ither auries, includin Australie, New Zealand, Unitit States, Canadae, Peru, Uruguay, Chile an Argentinae. In mony pairts o the warld, the meat (venison) frae reid deer is uised as a fuid soorce.

Reid deer are ruminants, chairacterised bi a fower-chaumered stamack. Genetic evidence indicates the reid deer as tradeetionally defined is a species group, raither nor a single species, awtho it remeens disputit as tae exactly hou mony species the group includes. The closely relatit an slichtly lairger wapiti, native tae North Americae an eastren pairts o Asie, haed been regairdit as a subspecies o reid deer, but recently it haes been established as a distinct species. It is probable that the auncestor o aw reid deer, includin wapiti, oreeginatit in central Asie an resemmled sika deer.

Awtho at ane time reid deer war rare in pairts o Europe, thay war niver close tae extinction. Reintroduction an conservation efforts, sic as in the Unitit Kinrick an Portugal, haes resultit in an increase o reid deer populations, while ither auries, sic as North Africae, hae conteena'd tae shaw a population decline.