Dama mesopotamica
(Brooke, 1875)
Persian 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
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/28501481Original 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
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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