Dama mesopotamica - #1075
Mesopotamian Fallow Deer
Close-up of head of adult male. Formerly Dama dama mesopotamica. Also as Persian Fallow Deer.
Geographic Distribution
Formerly in Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, E Turkey, and possibly Syria; survives in W Iran.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Dama
Specific Epithet
mesopotamica
Image Location
Germany, Berlin, Zoological Garden
Image Date
1986
Photographer
M Andera