Roe deer  (Capreolus capreolus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCervidae
GenusCapreolus (1)
SizeShoulder height: 60 to 75 cm (2)
Weight10 to 25 kg (2)
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Status

This common and widespread species is protected in the UK by the Deer Act 1991 (3). Certain methods of killing or capture are prohibited under Appendix IV of the Bern Convention (4).

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