Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Fallow Deer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDama dama (Fallow Deer)
FamilyCERVIDAE (deer, buck)
OrderARTIODACTYLA (even-toed ungulates)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dama dama (Fallow Deer) :
1: Dama dama (Fallow Deer)
18 Oct 2015 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Buck, crossing path
Image 1: Stag - posterior view - close-upImage 2: Stag - turning off woodland trackImage 3: Stag - turning off woodland track (2)Image 4: Stag - walking away down woodland track
2: Dama dama (Fallow Deer)
29 Mar 2014 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
small herd
Image 1: Anterior and lateral viewsImage 2: Lateral viewsImage 3: Posterior and lateral viewsImage 4: Posterior viewsImage 5: Posterior views (2)
3: Dama dama (Fallow Deer)
25 May 2012 OSGR: TQ01 50° 50’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Shed left antler near skeleton
Image 1: Shed left antler - attachment - dorsal viewImage 2: Shed left antler - attachment scarImage 3: Shed left antler - dorsal viewImage 4: Shed left antler - ventral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Chapman, N. 1984 Fallow Deer 24pp, The Mammal Society

Dama dama (Fallow Deer) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dama dama (Fallow Deer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dama dama (Fallow Deer)
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