#0002 · 🦊 mammals

Western Roe Deer

🇳🇱 Ree ·Capreolus capreolus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © romanvrbicek · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Felipe Hidalgo · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Lioneska · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Vyacheslav Luzanov · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Martin Grimm · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Janka · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Manuel Raab · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Vladislav Kurakhtenkov · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The European roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ), also known as the western roe deer , chevreuil , or simply roe deer or roe , is a Eurasian species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck . The roe deer is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. The species is widespread in Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia and from Britain to the Caucasus and east to northern Iran and Iraq....

base stats

NL sightings 1,522iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 95,157iNaturalist observations
weight 1.4 kgadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1,522 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #2 most seen of the mammals in NL.
95,157 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 1.4 kg.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).