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How is an antelope different from a deer?

Antelopes are several even-toed ungulate species in Africa and Eurasia, comprising a miscellaneous group within the family Bovidae, encompassing those Old World species that are neither cattle, sheep, buffalo, bison, nor goats.
Species - 91 species including springbok, gazelle, oryx, waterbuck, the grey rhebok, and the impala.
Diet- Ruminants; plant-based diet
Lifespan- 10 to 25 years.
Horns - Permanent; not branched.
Family- Bovidae.
Habitat- Native to Africa and Eurasia.

Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the family include the white-tailed deer, mule deer (such as the black-tailed deer), elk, moose, red deer, reindeer (caribou), fallow deer, roe deer, pudĂș and chital.
62 species including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer (caribou), fallow deer, roe deer and chital.
Diet- Ruminants; plant-based diet
Lifespan- roughly 20 years
Horns- Deciduous (shed annually); branched
Family- Cervidae
Habitat- Widely distributed in all continents except Antarctica and Australia



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