List of cervids

List of cervids
Cervidae is a family of hoofed ruminant mammals in the order Artiodactyla. A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid. They are widespread throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and are found in a wide variety of biomes. Cervids range in size from the long and tall pudú to the long and tall moose. Most species do not have population estimates, though the roe deer has a population size of approximately 15 million, while several are considered endangered or critically endangered with populations as low as 200. One species, Père David's deer, is extinct in the wild, and one, Schomburgk's deer, went extinct in 1938.
The fifty-five species of Cervidae are split into nineteen genera within two subfamilies: Capreolinae (New World deer) and Cervinae (Old World deer). Extinct species have also been placed into Capreolinae and Cervinae. More than one hundred extinct Cervidae species have been discovered, though due to ongoing research and discoveries the exact number and categorization is not fixed.
Conventions
Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the cervid's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN Red List for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species or subspecies listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol "".
Classification
The family Cervidae consists of 55 extant species belonging to 19 genera in 2 subfamilies and divided into dozens of extant subspecies. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Additionally, one species, Schomburgk's deer, went extinct in 1938. The classification is based on the molecular phylogeny.
Subfamily Capreolinae (New World deer)
Tribe Alceini
Genus Alces: one species
Tribe Capreolini
Genus Capreolus: two species
Genus Hydropotes: one species
Tribe Odocoileini
Genus Blastocerus: one species
Genus Hippocamelus: two species
Genus Mazama: nine species
Genus Odocoileus: three species
Genus Ozotoceros: one species
Genus Pudu: two species
Genus Rangifer: one species
Subfamily Cervinae (Old World deer)
Tribe Muntiacini
Genus Elaphodus: one species
Genus Muntiacus: twelve species
Tribe Cervini
Genus Axis: four species
Genus Cervus: five species
Genus Dama: two species
Genus Elaphurus: one species
Genus Panolia: one species
Genus Rucervus: two species (one extinct)
Genus Rusa: four species
Cervids
The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis. This includes merging the two moose species of Alces into one, splitting out the monotypic Panolia genus from Rucervus, combining the monotypic subfamily Hydropotinae with Capreolinae. There are several additional proposals which are disputed, such as addition of the fair brocket to the Mazama genus, which are not included here.
Subfamily Capreolinae
Tribe Alceini
Tribe Capreolini
Tribe Odocoileini
Subfamily Cervinae
Tribe Muntiacini
Tribe Cervini
See also
Largest cervids
References
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