---
title: "Sarna europejska"
description: "Capreolus capreolus — Ssaki. The roe deer, also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-roe-deer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sarna europejska

> Capreolus capreolus — Ssaki. The roe deer, also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer.

- Scientific name: *Capreolus capreolus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 93220
- Wikidata: [Q122069](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122069)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42184](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42184)

## Names

- en: Western Roe Deer
- de: Reh
- es: Corzo
- fr: Chevreuil européen
- nl: Ree
- pt: Corça
- pl: Sarna europejska

## Countries with the most observations

DE (13028), GB (9456), FR (7815), IT (7482), AT (5273), ES (4523), PL (3436), DK (2590), CZ (2433), SE (1933), FI (1815), UA (1747)

## Summary

The roe deer, also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. The species is widespread in Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, from Scotland to the Caucasus, and east as far as northern Iran.

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

## Photo

![Sarna europejska](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-roe-deer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liubov Ilminska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287703482

## Machine access

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