Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758
(Red Deer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCervus elaphus (Red Deer)
GenusCervus (a genus of terrestrial mammals)
FamilyCERVIDAE (deer, buck)
OrderARTIODACTYLA (even-toed ungulates)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hill, M. 2004 Red Deer in Rum Vol 15, No. 3 Page: 201

Cervus elaphus (Red Deer) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cervus elaphus (Red Deer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cervus elaphus (Red Deer)
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