Mammals · Artiodactyla · Cervidae
Capreolus capreolus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It uses delayed implantation in a way unique among deer: the egg fertilised in July or August does not implant until December or January, ensuring the fawns are born in the warm months.
Weight
15 kg – 60 kg
Size
95 cm – 1.5 m
Life expectancy
8 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
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Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); BioOne (displacement pregnancy study); Springer (European Roe Deer chapter); Bilderreich; Animal Kingdom; A-Z Animals; Animal Diversity Web; Lost Story; Carl Mckie Nature Photography
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 60.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Roe Deer — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
