Fallow Deer
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Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Great Otway National Park
29 Verified records at Great Otway National Park
October 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Fallow Deer sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

<5% · Rare
Sambar
VU Endemic

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Great Otway National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Fallow Deer sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fallow Deer in Great Otway National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Fallow Deer in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.

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