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title: "Jeleń szlachetny"
description: "Cervus elaphus — Ssaki. The red deer is a species of deer in the genus Cervus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-deer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jeleń szlachetny

> Cervus elaphus — Ssaki. The red deer is a species of deer in the genus Cervus.

- Scientific name: *Cervus elaphus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 28133
- Wikidata: [Q79794](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79794)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204113](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204113)

## Names

- en: Red Deer
- de: Rothirsch
- es: Ciervo común
- fr: Cerf élaphe
- nl: Edelhert
- pt: Veado-vermelho
- pl: Jeleń szlachetny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3846), ES (3596), IT (3066), FR (1921), PL (981), HR (892), DE (808), DK (728), PT (527), UA (414), AU (389), AT (363)

## Summary

The red deer is a species of deer in the genus Cervus. It is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of Western Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains of Northern Africa, being the only living species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. In many parts of the world, the meat (venison) from red deer…

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

## Photo

![Jeleń szlachetny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-deer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140997149

## Machine access

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