Fallow deer  (Dama dama)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCervidae
GenusDama (1)
SizeMale weight: 46 - 94 kg (2)
Female weight: 35 - 56 kg (2)
Female shoulder height: 73 - 91cm (2)
Male shoulder height: 84 - 94 cm (2)
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Status

This widespread and locally common introduced species is increasing in numbers (3). It is protected in the UK by the Deer Act 1991 (4), and certain methods of killing or capture are prohibited under Appendix IV of the Bern Convention (5).

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