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Capreolus (roe)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Capreolus Gray
1825Capreolus Gray p. 342
1978Capreolus Hamilton p. 497
1988Capreolus Carroll
2000Capreolus Grubb p. 302
2003Capreolus Hassanin and Douzery p. 212
2008Capreolus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 5
2014Capreolus Croitor p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCapreolinaeBrookes 1828
genusCapreolus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Capreolus Gray 1821 [roe]
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Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 [European roe deer]
†Capreolus constantini Vislobokova et al. 1995
†Capreolus formosanus Shikama 1937
Capreolus pygargus Pallas 1771
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (96 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan (N/A) Capreolus sp., Capreolus formosanus (208234)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ukraine (Izmail) Capreolus mathersoni (76312)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Hidalgo) Capreolus constantini (203334)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ukraine Capreolus cusanus (76301 76302)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan Capreolus sp., Capreolus miyakoensis (55664)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Spain (Granada) Capreolus sp. (40986)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Capreolus sp. (35359)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Tuscany) Capreolus sp. (51812)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Romania Capreolus sp. (39846)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774Italy (Basilicata) Capreolus capreolus (38087)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) Capreolus sp. (35369)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Slovakia Capreolus sp. (41025 41026 41027)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) Capreolus suessenbornensis (35457)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Tuscany) Capreolus sp. (51778)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France Capreolus capreolus (49307)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Capreolus suessenbornensis (35905 50000)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Capreolus capreolus (189574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Cervus capreolus (77751)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Auvergne) Capreolus suessenbornensis (47831)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Capreolus capreolus (43020 45065 45069 45085)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Capreolus sussenbornensis (33974)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Spain (Asturias) Capreolus capreolus (49211)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Liaoyang) Capreolus manchuricus, Capreolus sp. (34667)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Germany (Bayern) Capreolus sp. (48555)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Germany (Thuringia) Capreolus suessenbornensis (22728)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium Capreolus capreolus (34127)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) Capreolus sp. (34872)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Israel Capreolus capreolus (39252) Capreolus sp. (34043)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Germany (Weisbaden) Capreolus sp. (34400)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Italy (Lombardia) Capreolus capreolus (36376)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Niedersachsen) Capreolus sp. (50249) Capreolus suessenbornensis (50248)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Capreolus suessenbornensis (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Capreolus suessenbornensis (36206)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Vicenza) Capreolus capreolus (43697)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) Capreolus capreolus (50258)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Capreolus capreolus (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania Capreolus capreolus (40259 40260 40262)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Turkey Capreolus suessenbornensis (43008)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Capreolus capreolus (49999 50198) Capreolus suessenbornensis (50196)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Trieste) Capreolus capreolus (43699 43701 43704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Capreolus capreolus (50199 50259) Capreolus sp. (50200)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Capreolus major (35045)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Granada) Capreolus sp. (34464 34842)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Bayern) Capreolus sp. (50260) Capreolus suessenbornensis (36220)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Turkey (Central Anatolia) Capreolus sp. (34368)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Haute-Garonne) Capreolus sp. (49089)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czech Republic Capreolus suessenbornensis (36219)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Soria) Capreolus sp. (73761)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) Capreolus capreolus (43645 43649 43653 43654 43664)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Trieste) Capreolus capreolus (43702)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Verona) Capreolus capreolus (43657)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Greece (Achaia) Cervus capreolus (204554)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Capreolus capreolus (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Capreolus capreolus (197938)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Thessalia) Capreolus capreolus (204397)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Ioannina) Capreolus capreolus (208564 208565)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Leiria) Capreolus capreolus (230380)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Monaco Capreolus capreolus (191720 191721)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) Capreolus capreolus (43629 43631)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel (Mount Carmel) Capreolus capreolus (11803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Vicenza) Capreolus capreolus (43689)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Peloponnesus) Capreolus capreolus (184243)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Capreolus capreolus (191169)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bulgaria Cervus capreolus (232847)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Capreolus capreolus (59150 195041)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Capreolus capreolus (55533 122115)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom Capreolus capreolus (122112)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Capreolus pygarus (171637)