Capreolus capreolus

Family: CervidaeGenus: Capreolusheimisch in Deutschland

heimisch in Deutschland

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About this species

Capreolus capreolus is a small cervid with an adult body mass of around 21.7 kilogrammes and a length of 151 centimetres. It may live up to 17.5 years and occupies a home range of roughly 0.52 square kilometres. Its diet is composed entirely of plant material. Females typically produce a single litter each year after a 153-day gestation period.

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Annual cycle

Breeding occurs once per year on average. The gestation period is 153 days.

Merkmale

Körper

Body length

151 cm

Weight

21666.685 g

Max. Lebensalter

17.5 Jahre

Fortpflanzung

Wurfgröße / Gelege

1.785, 1.05× pro Jahr

Tragezeit

153 Tage

Geschlechtsreife

~1.1 Jahre

Ernährung & Verhalten

100% Pflanzen

Streifgebiet

~0.52 km²

Scientific profile

Capreolus capreolus is an even-toed ungulate of the family Cervidae. Reported adult body mass is 21,667 grammes and body length is 151 centimetres. Maximum longevity is 17.5 years. Mean home range size is 0.52 square kilometres. The species is a strict herbivore, consuming only plant matter. Litter frequency averages 1.05 per year, and gestation lasts 153 days.

Food sources

72 documented food sources

Lonicera periclymenumPseudotsuga menziesii Picea abies Abies alba Rumex sanguineus Rubus ulmifolius Verbascum blattariaPlantago lanceolataCynodon dactylon Trifolium campestre Plantago coronopus Ranunculus repensHedera helix subsp. helixCorylus avellana Symphytum bulbosumTorminalis glaberrimaDactylis glomerata subsp. lobataVicia sativa subsp. nigraCormus domesticaBromus erectusUlmus minorAcer campestreRubus canescens var. canescensRosa canina var. dumalisTaraxacum officinaleCarex flacca subsp. flaccaFoeniculum vulgare var. azoricumBrachypodium sylvaticum Aria edulis Taxus baccata Ilex aquifoliumMalus sylvestrisLysimachia vulgarisMalus domesticaRubus idaeus Symphoricarpos albus Calluna vulgarisSambucus nigraGalium palustre Prunella vulgaris Galium aparineFraxinus excelsior subsp. excelsiorBetula pendulaPinus sylvestrisVaccinium myrtillusRumex conglomeratus Galium verum Verbascum thapsusGalium mollugoCytisus scoparius

Sources & Data Origin

•TetrapodTraits — CC BY 4.0TetrapodTraits contributors (v2.0.1).

•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible terms. Attribution according to license conditions. Full sources overview →

About this species

Scientific profile

Sources & Data Origin

•TetrapodTraits — CC BY 4.0TetrapodTraits contributors (v2.0.1).

•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible terms. Attribution according to license conditions. Full sources overview →