Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

Mammalstrong against birds, fungi

Common

Pack

While active with another mammal in play, it hits 7 harder (14 with two others).

Cervus elaphus

Photo: © Demian Hiß (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Birds
Fungi

Weak against

Reptiles
Fish

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is a species of deer in the genus Cervus. It is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of Western Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains of Northern Africa, being the only living species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. In many parts of the world, the meat (venison) from red deer is used as a food source.

The red deer is a ruminant, characterized by a four-chambered stomach. Genetic evidence indicates that the red deer, as traditionally defined, is a species group, rather than a single species, though exactly how many species the group includes remains disputed. The ancestor of the red deer probably originated in central Asia.

Although at one time red deer were rare in parts of Europe, they were never close to extinction. Reintroduction and conservation efforts, such as in the United Kingdom and Portugal, have resulted in an increase of red deer populations, while other areas, such as North Africa, have continued to show a population decline.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Red deer, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Common.

Observations: 29,255 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 160 kg
Diet: Herbivore

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