Persian fallow deer facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Persian fallow deer |
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In Sultan Za-sruddin National Park | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Cervinae |
Genus: | Dama |
Species: | |
Subspecies: |
D. d. mesopotamica
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Trinomial name | |
Dama dama mesopotamica (Brooke, 1875)
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The Persian fallow deer (Dama dama mesopotamica) (gavazn-i zard in Persian) (Yah-mur in modern Hebrew) is a rare ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. Its taxonomic status is disputed, with some maintaining it as a subspecies of the fallow deer, while others treat it as a separate species, Dama mesopotamica.
Images for kids
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Persian fallow deer in Israel
See also
In Spanish: Gamo persa para niños
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