Fallow Deer
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Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
5 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The European fallow deer (Dama dama), 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 (Dama mesopotamica). 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. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Fallow Deer sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Northern Bushbuck
LC

Northern Bushbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus scriptus

30–40% · Possible
Bushpig
LC

Bushpig

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Potamochoerus larvatus

10–20% · With luck
Blue Duiker
LC

Blue Duiker

Mammal

Philantomba monticola

5–10% · With luck
Cape Grysbok
LC

Cape Grysbok

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Raphicerus melanotis

5–10% · With luck
Springbok
LC Endemic

Springbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Antidorcas marsupialis

<5% · Rare
Waterbuck
LC

Waterbuck

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

<5% · Rare
Klipspringer
LC

Klipspringer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Oreotragus oreotragus

Insufficient data
Southern Giraffe

Southern Giraffe

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Giraffa giraffa

Insufficient data
Nyala
LC

Nyala

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tragelaphus angasii

Insufficient data
Blue Wildebeest
LC

Blue Wildebeest

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Connochaetes taurinus

<5% · Rare
Common Eland

Common Eland

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Taurotragus oryx

Insufficient data
Bontebok/Blesbok
LC Endemic

Bontebok/Blesbok

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Damaliscus pygargus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
4 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
10 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
11 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
12 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
13 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
18 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
19 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
20 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
21 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
22 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
23 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
24 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fallow Deer in Garden Route National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Fallow Deer sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fallow Deer in Garden Route National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Fallow Deer in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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