Family

Cervidae

22 species in 15 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 13.9 years (Chinese water deer) to 31.5 years (Red deer).

Species

22

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

13.9–31.5 yr

Longest: Red deer

Median GC

37.4%

Range 35.5–38.2%

Genera

15

Largest: Rusa (3)

The Cervidae tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Genera of Cervidae

15 genera, by species count

Where Cervidae sit among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.

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Cervidae (22)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Red deerCervus elaphus31.5 yr
Pere David's deerElaphurus davidianus27.5 yr
Fallow deerDama dama27 yr
SambarRusa unicolor26.4 yr
Sika deerCervus nippon26.3 yr
Chinese water deerHydropotes inermis13.9 yr

Species in Cervidae

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Species in Cervidae

Cervus elaphus	Red deer	31.5 yr	16,357 bp	37.79%
Elaphurus davidianus	Pere David's deer	27.5 yr	16,355 bp	37.97%
Dama dama	Fallow deer	27 yr	16,330 bp	37.23%
Rusa unicolor	Sambar	26.4 yr	16,505 bp	37.53%
Cervus nippon	Sika deer	26.3 yr	16,429 bp	38.00%
Rucervus duvaucelii	Barasingha	24.5 yr	16,342 bp	37.73%
Muntiacus reevesi	Reeves's muntjac	23.2 yr	16,354 bp	37.85%
Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed deer	23 yr	16,477 bp	36.90%
Axis porcinus	Hog deer	22.9 yr	16,375 bp	37.44%
Elaphodus cephalophus	Tufted deer	22.7 yr	16,347 bp	37.44%
Odocoileus hemionus	Mule deer	22 yr	16,482 bp	36.86%
Ozotoceros bezoarticus	Pampas deer	21.9 yr	16,357 bp	35.53%
Rangifer tarandus	Caribou, or Reindeer	21.8 yr	16,362 bp	36.22%
Rusa timorensis	Timor deer	21.1 yr	16,434 bp	37.64%
Axis axis	Chital	20.8 yr	16,349 bp	37.24%
Rucervus eldii	Eld's deer	20.5 yr	16,357 bp	38.17%
Muntiacus muntjak	Indian muntjac	18.8 yr	16,354 bp	37.85%
Rusa alfredi	Visayan spotted deer	18.5 yr	16,355 bp	37.66%
Pudu puda	Southern pudu	18.3 yr	16,347 bp	36.49%
Capreolus capreolus	Western roe deer	17.5 yr	16,358 bp	36.55%