Capreolus
| Capreolus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| A male and a female European roe deer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Tribe: | Capreolini |
| Genus: | Capreolus Gray, 1821 |
| Type species | |
| Cervus capreolus | |
| Species | |
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| Range of genus Capreolus | |
Capreolus is a genus of deer, the roe deer. It contains two species native to Eurasia, and fossil evidence also supports their former presence in North America.