Père David's Deer
Elaphurus davidianus
Red List assessment
Extinct in the Wildon the IUCN Red List
- EXExtinct
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- CRCritically Endangered
- ENEndangered
- VUVulnerable
- NTNear Threatened
- LCLeast Concern
The IUCN Red List assesses the Père David's Deer as Extinct in the Wild.
- Genus
- Elaphurus
- Red List category
- Extinct in the Wild
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
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Questions about the Père David's Deer
Is the Père David's Deer endangered?
The IUCN Red List assesses the Père David's Deer as Extinct in the Wild. The species survives only in cultivation, in captivity, or as a population established well outside its historic range. Nothing of it is left in the wild.
What is the scientific name of the Père David's Deer?
The Père David's Deer is Elaphurus davidianus.
Sources
Conservation status, range description and population estimate come from the IUCN Red List assessment for Elaphurus davidianus. Countries are derived from that range description, not from a mapped country list. Last refreshed on .
The distribution map is drawn from the IUCN Red List spatial data compiled in 2008. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)