Norwegian red deer
The Norwegian red deer (Cervus elaphus atlanticus) is a small subspecies [1] of red deer native to Norway. Today it is farmed on a commercial basis since the 1980s.[2]
| Norwegian red deer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Cervus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. e. atlanticus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cervus elaphus atlanticus Lönnberg, 1906 | |
References
- "Cervus elaphus atlanticus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- Rosef, O.; Fimreite, N.; Egeland, B. (2001). "Copper deficiency in Norwegian farmed red deer". Nor. Vet. Tidsskr. 113: 771–774.
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