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Table 1 Classification, origin of the populations and geographical distribution of ungulates presents in Europe (from [5])

From: A survey of the transmission of infectious diseases/infections between wild and domestic ungulates in Europe

Family

Sub-family

Species

Latin name

Natural/introduction

European location

Suidae

 

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

Natural populations

Introductions in Great Britain

All European countries

Cervidae

Cervinae

Chital

Axis axis

Introductions

Croatia, Istrian peninsula

  

Fallow deer

Dama dama

Introductions

Almost all populations are farmed animals.

All European countries

  

Red der

Cervus elaphus

Natural populations

Introductions in Corsica

Introduction in Sardaigna

All European countries

  

Sika deer

Cervus n ippon

Introductions in the XIXe century

Northern Europe

  

Reeves' muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

Introductions in beginning of XXe century (native from China)

Great Britain

 

Hydropotinae

Chinese water deer

Hydropotes inermis

Introductions

Great Britain

 

Capreolinae

European roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

Natural populations

All European countries

  

Elk

Alces alces

Natural populations

Northern Europe

  

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Introductions (native from North America)

Finland, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia

  

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

Natural populations

Introduction in Iceland

Scandinavia

Iceland

Bovidae

Bovinae

European bison

Bison bonasus

Natural populations or reintroductions

Central Europe (Poland, Byelorussia, Lithuania, Ukraine)

 

Caprinae

Barbary sheep

Amnotragus lervia

Introductions

Spain

  

Muskox

Ovibos moschatus

Introductions

Norway, Greenland

  

Mouflon

Ovis gmelinii

Natural populations and introductions

All central and South of Europe

  

Alpine chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

Natural populations

Alpine mountains

  

Pyrenean chamois

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Natural populations

Pyrenean mountains (France and Spain)

Cantabric mountains (Spain)

Abruzzi (Italia)

  

Wild goat

Capra aegragrus

Introductions

Mediterranean islands (Balearic Islands, Crete)

  

Alpine ibex

Capra ibex

Natural populations and reintroductions

Alpine mountains (France, Switzerland, Italy)

  

Spanish ibex

Capra pyrenaica

Natural populations and reintroductions

Mountains of Spain and Portugal