CAPREOLUS 



973 



Remarks. — About a dozen forms of Capreolus have been 

 described. One species, represented by four geographical races, 

 occurs in Europe. 



CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS Linnseus. 

 (Syuonymy under subspecies.) 



Geographical distribution. — From Great Britain eastward into 

 Asia (eastern limit of range not known), and from the Mediter- 

 ranean coast north to Scotland and central Sweden. 



Diagnosis. — Size small (condylobasal length of skull in adult 

 male about 1-50 to 160 mm.) ; ear slender, uniform greyish or 

 reddish on outer side ; antlers not nor- 

 mally attaining special massiveness ; 

 teeth strictly brachyodont, the height of 

 crown of middle upper premolar less 

 than diameter of crown in line of 

 tooth-row ; summer and winter pelages 

 strikingly different, the former reddish, 



Fig. 206. 

 Capreohis capreoltm 



Fig. 207. 



Capreolus capreoliis. 



Incisiforni teeth. Nat. size. 



the latter grey with well developed white speculum ; lips and 

 sides of muzzle always blackish, the chin and front of muzzle 

 at each side of naked area white in conspicuous contrast. 



Remarlis. — In western Europe Capreolus capreolus is repre- 

 sented by four well-defined local races, 



KEY TO THE EUROPEAN FORMS OP CAPREOLUS 

 CAPREOL US. 



General colour of face distinctly darker than that 



of body (Great Britain) C. capreolus thotti, p. 975. 



General colour of face not darker than that of body. 



Pale throat patch and neck patch in winter 



pelage sharply defined whitish (South-eastern 



Europe) C. capreolua traii.tsylvani- 



cws, p. 975. 

 Pale throat patch and neck patch in winter 

 pelage obscure, yellowish or greyish. 

 General colour of winter pelage decidedly 



yellowish (Southern Scandinavia) C. capreolus capreolus, 



p. 974. 

 General colour of winter pelage a coarsely 

 grizzled grey without decided yellowish 

 tinge (Spain) C. capreolus canuR. p. 975. 



