Capreolus pygargus

(Pallas, 1771)

Eastern Roe Deer

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Capreolinae
Tribe : Capreolini
Genus : Capreolus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pallas, P.S. 1771. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Volume 1. Kayserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 504 pp.

Authority publication link

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k973339/f465.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Original name as described

Cervus pygargus

Other common names

Siberian Roe Deer

Type locality

river Sok, Trans-Volga region (Russia).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan? · Mongolia · China · North Korea · South Korea · Myanmar?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006287

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Capreolus capreolus ochracea

Barclay, 1935

Family

Cervidae

Root name

ochraceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.3.57

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b9e12b1-0841-49fe-86fe-d5acc14a68fa

Authority page

627

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Capreolus bedfordi

O. Thomas, 1908

Family

Cervidae

Root name

bedfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.8.7.99

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da15c8c2-ff2d-4ce9-aff3-4131e685a9cb

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31939006

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Capreolus melanotis

G. S. Miller, 1911

Family

Cervidae

Root name

melanotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:155220

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f543f095-7363-44bd-aab9-fce4e31cfd64

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779574

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capreolus pygargus

J. E. Gray, 1850

Family

Cervidae

Root name

pygargus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595006

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39016)
  3. Gray (1852:223, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956636) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Gray (1872:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707849) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  5. Ward (1910:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:594) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Smith & Xie (2008:459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  10. Groves & Grubb (2011:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42396) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42396/22161884) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Capreolus manchuricus

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Cervidae

Root name

manchuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015736

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Capreolus pygargus tianshanicus

J. R. Ward, 1910

Family

Cervidae

Root name

tianshanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

94

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015737

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Capreolus pygargus bedfordi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

bedfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

ferghanicus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

ferghanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

655

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capreolus pygargus mantschuricus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mantschuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capreolus pygargus ochraceus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

ochraceus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capreolus pygargus pygargus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

pygargus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:459) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011

Family

Cervidae

Root name

tianschanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

428

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Cervus pygargus

(Pallas, 1771)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

pygargus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

453

Authority page URI

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k973339/f465.item.r=Reise%20durch%20verschiedene%20Provinzen%20des%20Russischen%20Reichs

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:317, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Lesson (1827:366, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207833) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Lesson (1842:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  5. Matschie (1913:151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67190)

Ahu

(S. G. Gmelin, 1774)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

ahu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

496

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus Ahu

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

ahu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278780

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1852:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39016)

Cervus pygargus var. mantschuricus

(Noack, 1889)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mantschuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31103854

Authority publication

Humboldt

Capreolus tianschanicus

Satunin, 1906

Family

Cervidae

Root name

tianschanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

527

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30259229

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capreolus pugargus typicus

Rasevig, 1909

Family

Cervidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

160

Authority publication

Семья охотников

Capreolus pygargus firghanicus

Rasewig, 1909

Family

Cervidae

Root name

firghanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

160

Authority publication

Семья охотников

Cervus ahu

(Lydekker, 1915)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

ahu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9342257

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capreolus pygargus manchuricus

Kishida & Mori, 1931

Family

Cervidae

Root name

manchuricus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

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