Père David’s deer
Elaphurus davidianus
ok. 122 cmAdult male
at the shoulder
at the shoulder
- Mass
- approx. 214 kgAdult males
Père David’s deer — size comparison
Père David’s deer, or milu, inhabits wet lowlands, reedbeds and marshy meadows. It swims well and readily wades. The winter coat is grey-brown, becoming distinc
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Height
Ground barkReference values · details in the profiles
HeightScale in m
00,511,5
approx. 122 cm
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Père David’s deer — size comparison — facts and sources
Père David’s deer, or milu, inhabits wet lowlands, reedbeds and marshy meadows. It swims well and readily wades. The winter coat is grey-brown, becoming distinctly reddish in summer.
It eats grasses, reeds and aquatic plants. It lives in herds using wet feeding areas and is the only living member of Elaphurus. It disappeared from the wild, but conservation breeding allowed population recovery and reintroductions in China.
The entire modern population descends from a small herd gathered in Europe before the species disappeared from China.
Lincoln Park Zoo podaje około 122 cm w barku, a Animal Diversity Web około 214 kg dla samców. Te 122 cm wykorzystujemy bezpośrednio; całe poroże pozostaje ponad linią pomiaru. Gatunek zniknął z natury, lecz został rozmnożony i reintrodukowany w Chinach.