Dama dama

E38247
deer species

Dama dama, commonly known as the fallow deer, is a medium-sized deer species native to Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, recognized for its spotted coat and palmate antlers in males.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Dama 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deer ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
antlersPresentIn males ⓘ
antlerType palmate ⓘ
averageBodyLength 130–175 cm ⓘ
averageShoulderHeight 70–100 cm ⓘ
averageWeightFemale 30–50 kg ⓘ
averageWeightMale 60–100 kg ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatPattern spotted ⓘ
commonName European fallow deer ⓘ
fallow deer ⓘ
describedBy Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet browser ⓘ
grazer ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
family Cervidae ⓘ
femaleCalled doe ⓘ
genus Dama ⓘ
gestationPeriod approximately 230 days ⓘ
habitat deciduous forest ⓘ
grassland ⓘ
mixed woodland ⓘ
parkland ⓘ
introducedTo Argentina ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
litterSize usually one fawn ⓘ
maleCalled buck ⓘ
nativeRange Europe ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
parentTaxon Dama dama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dama
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveSeason autumn rut ⓘ
sexualDimorphism present ⓘ
socialStructure gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats habitat loss ⓘ
overhunting in some regions ⓘ
usedFor ornamental park animal ⓘ
venison production ⓘ
yearDescribed 1758 ⓘ
youngCalled fawn ⓘ

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Cervidae → includesSpecies → Dama dama ⓘ
Dama dama → parentTaxon → Dama dama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dama