red deer
species of mammal
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Summary
red deer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,224 views/month, #467 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Animal of the Year[3], Q109758751[4]
- Taxon rank: species[5]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[6]
- Parent taxon: Cervus[7]
- Taxon name: Cervus elaphus[8]
- Commons category: Cervus elaphus[9]
- Unicode character: 🦌[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cervus elaphus[11]
- Commons gallery: Cervus elaphus[12]
- Described by source: The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13]
- This taxon is source of: red deer horn oil[14], wapiti meat[15]
- Short name: C. elaphus[16]
- Taxon common name: red deer[17], Ciervo[18], Cerf Élaphe[19], western red deer[20], West European red deer[21], Rothirsch[22], Edelhirsch[23], edelhert[24], cerf rouge[25], cerb comun[26], hjort[27], venáu[28], navadni jelen[29], ἔλαφος[30]
- Gestation period: 33.5 week[31]
- Longest observed lifespan: 31.5 years[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[33]
- Invasive to: Australia[34]
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Identifiers
red deer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 204113[35]. red deer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9860[36]. red deer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328649[37]. red deer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440958[38]. red deer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180695[39].
Why It Matters
red deer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
FAQs
What awards did red deer receive?
Honors received include Animal of the Year[3] and Q109758751[4].