Dama mesopotamica

(Brooke, 1875)

Persian Fallow Deer

Close-up of head of adult male. Formerly Dama dama mesopotamica. Also as Persian Fallow Deer.
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Location:Germany, Berlin, Zoological GardenDate taken:Jan 1, 1986

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1075

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Brooke, V., 3rd Baronet. 1875-08. On a new species of deer from Mesopotamia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875(2):261-266.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501481

Original name as described

Cervus (Dama) mesopotamicus

Other common names

Mesopotamian Fallow Deer

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1895.4.7.1, BMNH:Mamm:1897.11.11.1, BMNH:Mamm:1897.11.11.2

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Iran.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Iran · Israel

Taxonomy notes

split from D. dama

Taxonomy notes citation

Masseti, M., Pecchioli, E. and Vernesi, C. 2008. Phylogeography of the last surviving populations of Rhodian and Anatolian fallow deer (Dama dama dama L., 1758). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 93(4):835-844. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00951.x

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006317

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.

Total: 5 names and synonyms.

Cervus (Dama) mesopotamicus

(Brooke, 1875)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mesopotamica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1895.4.7.1, BMNH:Mamm:1897.11.11.1, BMNH:Mamm:1897.11.11.2

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501481

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Flower & Lydekker (1891:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965538) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)
  2. Zittel (1893:402, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40423944) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62388)
  3. Ward (1910:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Cervus mesopotamiae

(Trouessart, 1905)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mesopotamiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

699

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423580

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Dama mesopotamica

Grubb, 1993

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mesopotamica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

387

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Grubb (1993:387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:583) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:416) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6232/97672550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  9. Vislobokova (2024:714) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/70504)

Dama clactoniana mesopotamica

Di Stefano & Petronio, 2002

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mesopotamica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

322

Authority publication

Geologica Romana

Name usages

Di Stefano & Petronio (2002:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/18807)

Dama dama mesopotamica

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mesopotamica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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