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title: "European Fallow Deer"
description: "Dama dama — Mammals. The European fallow deer, also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of deer native to Eurasia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/european-fallow-deer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Fallow Deer

> Dama dama — Mammals. The European fallow deer, also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of deer native to Eurasia.

- Scientific name: *Dama dama*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 19933
- Wikidata: [Q159857](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159857)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42161](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42161)

## Names

- en: European Fallow Deer
- de: Damhirsch
- es: Gamo europeo
- fr: Daim européen
- nl: Damhert
- pt: Gamo
- pl: Daniel zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3665), AU (1654), ES (1338), IT (1158), DE (806), DK (791), NL (733), HR (669), PT (497), SE (398), US (357), CZ (271)

## Summary

The European fallow deer, also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of deer native to Eurasia. It is one of two living species of fallow deer alongside the Persian fallow deer. It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes near Anatolia. During the Pleistocene it inhabited much of Europe, and has been reintroduced to its prehistoric distribution by humans. It has also been introduced to other regions in the world.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_fallow_deer

## Photo

![European Fallow Deer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-fallow-deer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8218476

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-fallow-deer?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).