ABOUT DEER SPECIES
Of our British deer, only red deer and roe deer are truly indigenous. Fallow deer were almost certainly introduced by the Normans while three Asiatic species, Reeves’ muntjac, Chinese water deer and sika arrived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
DEER SPECIES NAMES
The characteristics of each species make them well-suited to the habitats found across Britain and highly adaptable to environmental changes. Together they make a valuable contribution to biodiversity and are some of our most engaging British mammals.
Somewhat confusingly, the genders and offspring of deer species in the UK have different names – not all young deer are called fawns and not all male deer are called stags!
Species
Male
Female
Young
Red
Stag
Hind
Calf
Sika
Stag
Hind
Calf
Roe
Buck
Doe
Kid
Muntjac
Buck
Doe
Fawn
Fallow
Buck
Doe
Fawn
Chinese water deer
Buck
Doe
Fawn
SIX BRITISH DEER SPECIES
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Deer Distribution in the UK
Please click on a link below to view the mapped results from the 2016 survey for each deer species.
CHINESE WATER DEER
FALLOW DEER
MUNTJAC DEER
RED DEER
ROE DEER
SIKA DEER
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