Eastern Roe Deer

About this species

Size

Up to 146cm body length

Weight

Up to 59kg

Habitat

Forest and steppe, especially tall-grass meadow and floodplain

Range

Northeastern and Central Asia, including central Asia

The Siberian roe deer, also called eastern roe deer, is a medium-sized deer with a slender build, long neck, and large ears. It can reach 146cm in body length and 59kg, and is generally larger than the European roe deer. Summer animals are reddish; winter coats range from light grey in northern populations to greyer brown farther south. The belly is creamy and the rump patch white. Males carry widely spaced, usually three-tined antlers that slant upward and are shed in autumn or early winter. (Wikipedia, general species account)

The species occurs across northeastern and Central Asia, including central Asia. It occupies both forest and steppe and may reach high densities in tall-grass meadows and floodplains. Its light build is described as an adaptation to moving through dense, tall vegetation, and it tolerates severe seasonal weather. The consulted account recognises two subspecies and notes that the Siberian roe deer was formerly treated as the same species as the European roe deer. No specific central Asian viewing locality was supported by the sources opened for this entry. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Description: Wildlife of Korea guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)