Cervus elaphus - #5068
Western Red Deer
Cervus elaphus maral. Apparently leucistic animals of possible Persian origin. Also as Cervus maral, Caspian (Red) Deer|Maral.
Geographic Distribution
Great Britain and continental Europe,Atlas Mountains (Algeria, tunisia), Anatolis, Caucasus, and NW Iran. Widely introduced.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Cervus
Specific Epithet
elaphus
Image Location
Czech Republic, Prague, Zleby Game Park
Image Date
16 August 2014
Photographer
KD Rudloff