European Giant Deer (Praemegaceros cazioti) — Data Deficient Mammalia

European Giant Deer

Praemegaceros cazioti

Conservation Status

Data Deficient

Mammalia · Artiodactyla · Cervidae

About

Praemegaceros is an extinct genus of deer, known from the Pleistocene and Holocene of Western Eurasia. Praemegaceros is considered to be a genus of "giant deer", with many species having an estimated body mass of around 400 kilograms (880 lb), considerably larger than most living deer.

Fun Fact

million years ago) Venta Micena locality of southern Spain, suggests that at this locality the species was almost exclusively browsing (feeding on leaves and twigs of high growing plants like shrubs and trees) in forested environments.

Quick Facts

Habitat

To be updated

Diet

Preyed upon by the sabertooth cats Megantereon and Homotherium, and the "European jaguar" Panthera gombaszogensis.

Lifespan

To be updated

Threats

  • Habitat Change
  • Human Disturbance

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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