Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Synonyms: Elaphurus Milne-Edwards 1866, Przewalskium Flerov 1930, Rucervus Hodgson 1838, Rusa Smith 1827
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm) 1-823
Parent taxon: Cervini according to A. Hassanin and E. J. P. Douzery 2003
Sister taxon: Croizetoceros
Subtaxa: Cervus albirostris, Cervus alfredi, Cervus brevitrabalis, Cervus cornaliai, Cervus davidianus, Cervus dawkinsi, Cervus duvaucelii, Cervus elaphus, Cervus eldi, Cervus fortis, Cervus intermedius, Cervus minor, Cervus nippon, Cervus patachonicus, Cervus schomburgki, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Rusa equina
Type: Cervus elaphus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer