Persian fallow deer
species of mammal
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,[2] while others treat it as a separate species, Dama mesopotamica.[1]
| Persian fallow deer | |
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| In Sultan Za-sruddin National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:IUCN2011.2 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
- ↑ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dama mesopotamica.
- Persian fallow deer at Animal Info
