roe deer

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q122069
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roe deer

Summary

roe deer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,107 views/month, #639 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • roe deer received the Animal of the Year[3].
  • roe deer's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • roe deer is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • roe deer's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • roe deer belongs to the parent taxon Capreolus[7].
  • roe deer's scientific name is Capreolus capreolus[8].
  • roe deer's Commons category is recorded as Capreolus capreolus[9].
  • roe deer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Capreolus capreolus[10].
  • roe deer's Commons gallery is recorded as Capreolus capreolus[11].
  • roe deer's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • roe deer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • roe deer's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[14].
  • roe deer's original combination is recorded as Cervus capreolus[15].
  • roe deer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. capreolus'}[16].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roe Deer'}[17].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'يحمور أوروبي'}[18].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Avropa cüyürü'}[19].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Stirna'}[20].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Сърна'}[21].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'br', 'text': "Yourc'h"}[22].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Cabirol'}[23].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'ce', 'text': 'Лу'}[24].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'srnec obecný'}[25].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'cv', 'text': 'Хир качаки'}[26].
  • roe deer is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Iwrch'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, roe deer is Capreolus capreolus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Capreolus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roe Deer'}[17], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'يحمور أوروبي'}[18], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Avropa cüyürü'}[19], {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Stirna'}[20], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Сърна'}[21], and {'lang': 'br', 'text': "Yourc'h"}[22].

Identifiers

roe deer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9858[28]. roe deer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 308479[29]. roe deer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220126[30]. roe deer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625063[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for roe deer include Sirnyky[32], a village of Ukraine[33], in Ukraine[34], founded in 1780[35].

Why It Matters

roe deer ranks in the top 0.33% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,107 views/month, #639 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Sirnyky[32], a village of Ukraine[33], in Ukraine[34], founded in 1780[35].

FAQs

What awards did roe deer receive?

Honors received include Animal of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Retrieved . deutschewildtierstiftung.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Capreolus
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