Fallow deer (Dama dama) buck running in snow [Sʟᴏᴡ Mᴏᴛɪᴏɴ] ⁴ᵏ ᵁˡᵗʳᵃ ᴴᴰ

This species is native to western Eurasia, but has been introduced to Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, South Africa, Fernando Pó, São Tomé, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles, Comoro Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Israel, Cape Verde, Lebanon, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the Falkland Islands, and Peru.

The species was introduced to the western Mediterranean by the Phoenicians, and to central and northern Europe by the Romans and Normans. However, most of the currently existing populations in Europe result from much more recent introductions (with the exception of some older ones in, for example, the United Kingdom, and at Castel Porziano in Italy). Furthermore, most European populations are fenced and closely managed, and there are rather few truly free-ranging populations (though some are in the United Kingdom). The population on Rhodes is, however, free-ranging. In most places the fallow deer is managed as a park animal, as almost the whole of its present geographic range is attributable to humans.

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern

English - Fallow deer
Spanish - Gamo
German - Damhirsch
French - Daim
Dutch - Damhert
Italian - Daino
Croatian and Serbian - Jelen lopatar
Hebrew - yachmur