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Comprehensive list of world deer, goat and sheep species
by Mark Walker
This is a list of all the deer species in the world. The list does not include sub species. All the species included are ones in the Family Cervidae- the Deer

The Deer
Musk Deer                   
Moschus moschiferous
Muntjac                        Muntiacus muntjac
Tufted Deer                 
Elaphus cephalophus
Fallow Deer                  Dama dama
Hog Deer                     
Axis porcinus
Axis Deer                    
Axis axis
Indian Sambar             
Cervus unicolor
Sundar Sambar            
Cervus timorensis
Phillippine Sambar        
Cervus mariannus
Barasingha                   
Cervus rucervus
Pere Davids Deer          
Elaphus davidianus
Red Deer                      Cervus elaphus
Thoralds Deer              
Cervus albirostris
Sika Deer                     Cervus nippon
Eld's Deer                   
Cervus eldi
Chinese Water Deer      Hydropotes inermus
Roe Deer                    
Capreolus capreolus
White tailed Deer          Odocoileus virginanus
Mule Deer                   
Odocoileus hemionus
South American Deer   
Odocoileus dichotomus
Pampas Deer
               Odocoileus antisiensis
Peruvian Guemal         
H ippocamelus antisiensis
Chilean Guemal           
Hippocamelus bisulcus
Red Brocket                
Mazama americana
Grey Brocket              
Mazama gouazoubira
Lesser Brocket            
Mazama nana
Grey Dwarf Brocket    
Mazama briceniu
Northern Pudu            
Pudu mephistopheles
Southern Pudu
            Pudu pudu
Moose                        Alces alces
Reindeer                     Rangifer tarandus
I have included here only goat and sheep species. I have missed out the rest of the antelope and related species. There are many of these species. These are the species found in the Subfamily Caprinae, which are of most relevance to this web site, for other members of the Bovidae I recomend a taxonomy book.

The Goats and Sheep
Goral                         
Nemorhaedini goral
Serow                       
Capricornis sumatraensis
Takin                         
Burdorcas taxicolor
Chamois                    
Rupicapra rupicapra
Ibex                           Capra Ibex
Spanish Ibex              
Capra pyrenaica
Markhor                   
Capra falconeri
Wild goat                   Capra aegagrus
Barbary Sheep           
Ammotragus lervia
Tahr                        
Hemitragus jemlahicus
Blue Sheep               
Pseudois nayaur
Wild Sheep              
Ovis ammon
Bighorn Sheep         
Ovis canadensis
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