page_title: Deer
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Deer / Taxonomy
caption_attribution_description: Odocoileus virginianu Français&#160;: Cerfs de Virginie, Un faon et sa mère English: White-tailed Deer, Fawn and mother
context_page_description: The deer are a group of even-toed ungulate mammals. They form the family Cervidae. The word 'deer' is both singular and plural.
  A male deer is called a stag or buck, a female deer is called a doe or hind, and a young deer is called a fawn, kid or calf.
  There are about 60 species of deer. They originally lived in the northern hemisphere, and now are native to Europe, Asia, North America and South America. Humans have introduced deer to places where they did not live naturally, such as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
context_section_description: The deer family has about 62 species.  
  Family Cervidae
  Subfamily Hydropotinae: Water deer
  Genus Hydropotes
  Water deer, Hydropotes inermis
  Subfamily Muntiacinae: Muntjacs
  Genus Muntiacus: Muntjacs
  Genus Elaphodus
  Tufted deer, Elaphodus cephalophus
  Subfamily Capreolinae: New World deer
  Genus Capreolus
  Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
  Siberian roe deer, Capreolus pygargus
  Genus Odocoileus
  White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
  Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
  Genus Ozotoceros
  Pampas deer, Ozotoceros bezoarticus
  Genus Blastocerus
  Marsh deer, Blastocerus dichotomus
  Genus Mazama: Brocket deer
  Genus Pudu: Pudú
  Genus Rangifer
  Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
  Genus Hippocamelus: Andean deer
  Genus Alces
  Moose, Alces alces
  Subfamily Cervinae: True deer, Old World deer
  Genus Axis
  Chital, Axis axis
  Hog deer, Axis porcinus
  Bawean deer, Axis kuhlii
  Calamian deer, Axis calamianensis
  Genus Elaphurus
  Père David's deer, Elaphurus davidianus
  Genus Cervus
  Red deer, Cervus elaphus
  Wapiti (Elk) Cervus canadensis
  White-lipped deer, Cervus albirostris
  Sika deer, Cervus nippon
  Barasingha, Cervus duvaucelii
  Schomburgk's deer, Cervus schomburgki †
  Thamin, Cervus eldii
  Sambar deer, Cervus unicolor
  Rusa deer, Cervus timorensis
  Philippine deer, Cervus mariannus
  Philippine spotted deer, Cervus alfredi
  Genus Dama
  Fallow deer, Dama dama
caption: A white-tailed deer mother and her fawn
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