Ecology

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The EcoChart is a pie chart showing the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Cervus elaphus. Likelhood considers both the frequency with which Cervus elaphus is observed at all locations where it has been reported, and the number of observations of all other species at each of those locations. A species that is common where Cervus elaphus is common will have a higher score than if only one of these species is common at that location.
The Top Species lists enumerate those species most commonly observed near Cervus elaphus.
While the chart, lists, and wheel are empirically based on observations, observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.
In the section Characteristics of Habitat, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Cervus elaphus.

Species Most Often Observed near Cervus elaphus

EcoChart

Top Species

These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Cervus elaphus. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.

Top Birds

Top Mammals

Top Amphibians

Top Fish

Top Arthropods

Top Plants

Top Other

Characteristics of Habitat

Range and Population:

Countries:Native:
Afghanistan; Algeria; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bhutan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Canada; China; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; France (Corse - reintroduced, France (mainland)); Germany; Greece; Hungary; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Ireland; Italy (Sardegna); Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Mongolia; Montenegro; Netherlands; Norway; Pakistan; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Tajikistan; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan

Introduced:
Argentina; Australia; Chile; New Zealand

Reintroduced:
Kazakhstan; Morocco

Regionally extinct:
Albania; Armenia; Georgia; Mexico; Nepal

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Ecology Notes:

List of Habitats:1.4Forest - Temperate 1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 3.4Shrubland - Temperate 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 4.4Grassland - Temperate

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Cervus elaphus.

Zone:

alpine, circumboreal, montane, subalpine, subtropics, temperate, tropics.

Vegetation:

alpine meadows, boreal forest, coniferous forests, croplands, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, disturbed sites, fields, forests, gardens, grasslands, meadows, moist woods, open forests, pasture, pine forests, plantations, steppes, subalpine meadows, swamp forests, temperate forest, thickets, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

arable land, flood plains, mountain slopes, plantations, roadsides, sand dunes, streamsides, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

clay, gypsum, limestone, loam, sandy areas, sandy soil, stony areas, thin soil.

Water in Area:

along rivers, bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, fens, flood plains, lakes, marshes, mesic areas, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, stream banks, streams, swamps, swampy areas, wet woods.

Slopes in Area:

rocky slopes.