Out of twenty extant genera of deer (family Cervidae) five are considered the most well-known which are Cervus (Common Deer), Alces (Moose Lineage), Capreolus (Roe Deer), Rangifer (Caribou/Reindeer Lineage), and Odocoileus (Hollow-Toothed Deer)
The hollow-toothed deer (genus Odocoileus) have three extant species: the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and the Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus columbianus)
The Rangifer genus has only one extant species: the Caribou or Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
The roe deer (genus Capreolus) have two extant species: the Western Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) and the Eastern Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus)
The Alces genus contains only one extant species: the Moose or Black Deer (Alces alces)
The common deer (genus Cervus) have six extant species: the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), the Mediterranean Deer (Cervus corsicanus), the Barbary Deer (Cervus barbarus), the Paratethys Deer (Cervus maral), the Hangul (Cervus hanglu), and the Elk or Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
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Top 5 most well-known genera of deer
Out of twenty extant genera of deer (family Cervidae) five are considered the most well-known which are Cervus (Common Deer), Alces (Moose Lineage), Capreolus (Roe Deer), Rangifer (Caribou/Reindeer Lineage), and Odocoileus (Hollow-Toothed Deer)
The hollow-toothed deer (genus Odocoileus) have three extant species: the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and the Black-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus columbianus)
The Rangifer genus has only one extant species: the Caribou or Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
The roe deer (genus Capreolus) have two extant species: the Western Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) and the Eastern Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus)
The Alces genus contains only one extant species: the Moose or Black Deer (Alces alces)
The common deer (genus Cervus) have six extant species: the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), the Mediterranean Deer (Cervus corsicanus), the Barbary Deer (Cervus barbarus), the Paratethys Deer (Cervus maral), the Hangul (Cervus hanglu), and the Elk or Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
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