Dama dama

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Fallow Deer

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Cervinae
Tribe : Cervini
Genus : Dama

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033878

Original name as described

Cervus Dama

Other common names

European Fallow Deer

Type locality

Sweden.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Ireland · United Kingdom · Portugal · Spain · France · Belgium · Netherlands · Germany · Denmark · Switzerland · Luxembourg · Liechtenstein · Austria · Italy · Hungary · Slovenia · Slovakia · Czech Republic · Poland · Sweden · Norway · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Montenegro · Albania · Serbia · Kosovo · Greece · Turkey · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Finland · Russia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006316

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Dama dama tiberina

Di Stefano & Petronio, 1997

Family

Cervidae

Root name

tiberina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MPUR 605

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie. Abhandlungen

Cervus eldi platyceros

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

platyceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015720

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Dama dama

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

dama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42188/10656554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dama dama dama

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

dama

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Cervus Dama

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

dama

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033878

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:309, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  5. Billberg (1827:51) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  6. Lesson (1827:358, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  8. Lesson (1842:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  9. Lydekker (1908:386, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18741606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39820)
  10. Ward (1910:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  11. Corbet & Hill (1980:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  12. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Platyceros plinii

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

plinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

128

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

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

Cervus platyceros

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

platyceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637242

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus mauricus

(F. Cuvier, 1816)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

maurica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

82

Authority publication

Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris (1814-1824)

Name usages

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

cervus somonensis

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

somonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

447

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521891

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:359, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cervus Dama Leucaethiops

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

leucaethiops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

448

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Cervus Dama Maura

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

maura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

448

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Cervus Dama Vulgaris

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

448

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

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

Dama vulgaris

de Serres, 1835

Family

Cervidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

187

Authority publication

Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:60, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:229, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39016)
  3. Gray (1852:200, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Loche (1858:13, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41949439) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60564)
  5. Blyth (1863:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  6. Gray (1872:74, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Dama vulgaris

Jardine, 1835

Family

Cervidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

152, pl. 7

Authority publication

Naturalist's Library

Cervus dama giganteus

(Laurillard, 1843)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gigantea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

330

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57479396

Authority publication

Paris

Cervus dama giganteus

(Giebel, 1847)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

giganteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22961789

Authority publication

Leipzig

Dama Platyceros, albus

Fitzinger, 1874

Family

Cervidae

Root name

alba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

555

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8663048

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Dama Platyceros, niger

Fitzinger, 1874

Family

Cervidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

553

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8663046

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Dama Platyceros, varius

Fitzinger, 1874

Family

Cervidae

Root name

varia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

555

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8663048

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Cervus Dama fossilis

(Roger, 1881)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11880823

Authority publication

Correspondenz-Blatt des zoologisch-mineralogischen Vereines in Regensburg

Cervus (Dama) quirinus

(Portis, 1920)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

quirinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana

Dama schaeferi

Hilzheimer, 1926

Family

Cervidae

Root name

schaeferi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45481745

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

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

Megaloceros calabriae

(Bonfiglio, 1978)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

calabriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Quaternaria

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