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| Spanish red deer | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | Cervus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. e. hispanicus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cervus elaphus hispanicus Hilzheimer, 1909 | |
| Distribution area | |
TheSpanish red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) is a subspecies of thered deer native toSpain. The Spanish red deer is a polygynous subspecies, which means the males have two or more mates; during mating season, males show a dark ventral area in their abdomen. The males usually defend the mating territories on the females' favored location.
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