Roe deer  (Capreolus capreolus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae
Genus Capreolus (1)
Size Shoulder height: 60 to 75 cm (2)
Weight 10 to 25 kg (2)
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Status

This common and widespread species is protected in the UK by the Deer Act 1991 (5). Certain methods of killing or capture are prohibited under Appendix IV of the Bern Convention (6).