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Cervini

Mammalia - Cervidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Cervini Goldfuss p. 374
1997Cervini McKenna and Bell p. 428
2000Cervini Grubb p. 302
2003Cervini Hassanin and Douzery p. 223
2020Cervini Heckeberg

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeCerviniGoldfuss 1820
tribeCerviniGoldfuss 1820

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.

Tr. Cervini Goldfuss 1820
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G. Axis Gray 1825
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Subg. Axis (Axis) Gray 1825
Subg. Axis (Hyelaphus) Bechst
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Axis axis Erxleben 1777 [chital]
Axis kuhlii Müller 1840
Axis porcinus Zimmerman 1780
Invalid names: Cervavus Schlosser 1903 [synonym]
G. †Bohlinella Sprague 1939
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Invalid names: Deperetia Shikama 1936 [replaced], Nipponicervus Matsumoto [synonym]
G. Cervus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Cervus (Cervequus) Lesson 1842
Subg. Cervus (Cervus) Linnaeus 1758
Subg. †Cervus (Deperetia) Shikama 1936
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Subg. †Cervus (Leptocervus) Capasso Barbato 1992
Subg. †Cervus (Sika) Sclater 1870
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Cervus albirostris Przewalski 1883
Cervus alfredi Sclater 1870
Cervus anocerus Kaup 1839
Cervus aristotelis Lydekker 1886
Cervus australis de Serres 1838
Cervus bertholdi Kaup 1839
Cervus bezoarticus Linnaeus 1758 [Pampas deer]
Cervus brevitrabalis Cope 1889
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Invalid names: Alces semipalmatus Cope 1889 [synonym]
Cervus canadensis Erxleben 1777 [elk]
Cervus cornaliai D'Erasmo 1933
Cervus costrizensis Holl 1829
Cervus curtocerus Kaup 1839
Cervus dicranocerus Kaup 1839
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 [red deer]
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Cervus elaphus corsicanus Erxleben 1777 [Corsican red deer]
Cervus fortis Cope 1877
Cervus gouazoubira Fischer 1814
Cervus latus Ameghino 1889
Cervus lydekkeri Martin 1888
Cervus mariannus Desmarest 1822
Cervus mediterraneus Holl 1829
Cervus mongoliae Gaudry 1872
Cervus nanus Kaup 1839
Cervus nestii Azzaroli 1947
Cervus nippon Temminck 1838
Cervus obscurus Azzaroli 1953
Cervus partschii Kaup 1839
Cervus percultus Ameghino 1902
Cervus perolensis Azzaroli 1952
Cervus ruscinensis Depéret 1890
Cervus schomburgki Blythe 1863
Cervus sedgwickii Leny 1902
Cervus simplicidens Lydekker 1876
Cervus sivalensis Lydekker 1876
Cervus timorensis Blainville 1822
Cervus trigonocerus Kaup 1839
Cervus triplidens Lydekker 1876
Cervus tuberculatus Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Cervus unicolor Kerr 1792 [sambar]
Invalid names: Cervus aguangae Frick 1937 [nomen dubium], Cervus fortisi Cope 1878 [nomen dubium], Proboselaphus Matsumoto 1915 [synonym], Proboselaphus watasei Matsumoto 1915 [nomen dubium], Przewalskium Flerov 1930 [synonym]
G. Dama Frisch 1775 [fallow deer]
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Cervus (Dama) somonensis Cuvier 1800
Dama dama Linnaeus 1758 [fallow deer]
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Dama dama clactoniana Falconer 1868
Dama dama geiselana Pfeiffer 1998
Dama dama dama Linneaus 1758
Dama eurygonos Azzaroli 1947
Dama laevicornis Cope 1896
Dama mesopotamica Brooke 1875 [Persian fallow deer]
Dama rhenana du Bois 1904
Dama roberti Breda and Lister 2013
G. Elaphurus Milne-Edwards 1866 [Pere David's deer]
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Elaphurus bifurcatus Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Elaphurus davidianus Milne Edwards 1866
G. Panolia Pocock 1943
G. Rucervus Hodgson 1838
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Rucervus duvaucelii Cuvier 1823
Rucervus eldii M'Clelland 1842
G. Rusa Smith 1827
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Cervus (Rusa) elegans Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Cervus (Rusa) leptodus Koken 1885
Rusa equina Cuvier 1825
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Invalid names: Cervus axis Raffles 1822 [replaced]
Rusa kendengensis Dubois 1908
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 Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (436 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Pakistan (Punjab) Cervus sp. (232185)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan (N/A) Cervus sp., Cervus timoriensis, Cervus taevanus, Cerves sp., Cervus sintikuensis, Cervus kokubuni, Cervus syatinensis (208234)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan (Tainan) Cervus sp. (76866 76867)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan (Miao-li) Cervus sp. (76858) Cervus taiouanus (76859)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan (Taichung) Cervus taiouanus (76862)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan Cervus sp. (76857) Cervus sp., Cervus taiouanus (76865)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Italy Cervus sp. (96713)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Moldova Cervus sp. (75803)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China Axis speciosus (195285)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Shanxi) Cervus sp. (13477)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) Cervus sp. (36143)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ukraine (Vinnitsa) Cervus sp. (76310)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ukraine Cervus furcatus (76296) Cervus sp. (76302 76304)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Italy (Tuscany) Cervus elsanus (49333)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Romania Cervus australis (40795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Turkmenistan Cervus sp. (56640)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588China (Tianjin) Cervavus sp., Cervavus speciosus, Cervus simplicidens, Cervus leptodus (231233)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Georgia Cervus sp., Dama nestii (39882)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Romania Cervus sp. (40113)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Greece (Peloponnisos) Cervus sp. (34655)