Is deer a mammal?

Cervidae is characterized by solid bifurcated horns. Generally, only males have a diagonal horn, while females have no horns. They are 0.75-2.90 meters long and weigh 9-800 kilograms. So, is a deer a mammal?

Is a deer a mammal?

Deer are mammals and belong to viviparity. Adult deer breed once a year, usually from September to October each year, and male sika deer mate with multiple females. The gestation period of the female deer is about 30 weeks, and it breeds from May to June the following year, with one fawn per fetus, rarely giving birth to 2 cubs.

What are the common species of deer?

1. Sika deer

It is a specialty of eastern Asia. It is distributed in Northeast, North China, East China and South China. At present, it is less wild and most of it is domesticated. Foreign countries are distributed in eastern Russia, Japan, Korea and other places.

Endangered: IUCN (2009): non-endangered (LC). List of National key protected Wildlife: level I.

2. Red deer

Widely distributed in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Helan Mountain, Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu and other places. Foreign countries are distributed in southern and central Europe, North America, northern Africa, eastern Russia, Mongolia, North Korea and South Korea in Asia.

Endangered: IUCN (2009): non-endangered (LC). "National key protected Wildlife list": Ⅱ level.

3. Eurasian moose

It is a circum-arctic animal widely distributed in Eurasia and the northern part of North America. China is the southern edge of the Eurasian moose distribution area, which is widely distributed in history and has a large number. Now it is mainly distributed in the northeast Daxing'an Mountains, the north of Xiao Xing'an Mountains and the Wusuli River Basin, as well as the Altai Mountains in northern Xinjiang.

Endangered situation: national key protected Wildlife list: Ⅱ level.

4. Roe deer

Distributed in Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places.

Endangered: IUCN (2009): non-endangered (LC).

5. Reindeer

It is an animal distributed around the Arctic, widely distributed in the northern part of Eurasia and North America and some large islands. It has been artificially introduced to South Georgia and is in good condition. According to textual research, Chinese reindeer are related to the reindeer in the upper reaches of the Nibuchu River in the northeast of Lake Baikal (Ma Yiqing, 1992). At present, domestic reindeer are only found in the northeast forest region of Daxing'an Mountains.

Endangered situation: China's reindeer are semi-domestic species. Due to long-term inbreeding, serious genetic decline, coupled with diseases and natural enemies, the number of life and death is roughly offset.

Deer are protected by the state, so don't kill or kill them wantonly.