Deer- everything about deer family

Members of the deer family (Cervidae) are cloven - hoofed ungulates that typically have compact torsos with long, slender legs and small tails - and most males have antlers. The family is quite large, and includes caribou, elk, moose, muntjacs and wapiti. Cervids are the second most diverse family after bovids (antelopes, bison, buffalo, goats, sheep, etc.). There are about 50 species, but there is some disagreement about cervid classification. According to the University of Michigan's Animal Diversity Web (ADW), no single well supported phylogenetic and taxonomic history has been established.