Species Id of a skull

[Mungo]

I’d be grateful for opinions on this.

I think it’s roe. The person who found it and sent the photo thinks it’s sika. Any ideas?

 

[Husky]

It does look like a roe, but there is nothing to scale it against, ask them to hold it in their hand and take a photo.

 

[snake_2586]

To me the pedicles look to be longer than on the roe I have seen.

 

[Pine Marten]

I have absolutely no idea but I've asked Prof. PM just in case.

 

[Pine Marten]

He says he can't tell just from that. Which I expect is your position too.

 

[deerstalker.308]

I’d say Sika, doesn’t look right for roe but as others have said nothing for scale to assist

 

[sir-lamp-alot]

Roe antlers dont generally sweep off the pedicles at an angle and to me the ratio of the size of the skull to the size of the pedicle is off for roe aswell

I stand ready to be corrected but that doesnt look anything like any roe head Ive seen

 

[VSS]

Fallow pricket?

 

[Mungo]

Fallow pricket?

The most unlikely.

There are definitely roe in the area, and there are sika within 5 miles, but nearest confirmed fallow are over 10 miles away.

 

[Tim.243]

I’d say Sika, doesn’t look right for roe but as others have said nothing for scale to assist

All the stuff in your garage Andy is close to Woolly Mammoth size

 

[IBD]

Roe

 

[takbok]

I think it's a roe. Too much pearling to be a Sika I think. Also, a Sika might have a ridge on the front side of antler where the brow tines will appear in the following years. Just my amateur opinion.

 

[Mungo]

I think it's a roe. Too much pearling to be a Sika I think. Also, a Sika might have a ridge on the front side of antler where the brow tines will appear in the following years. Just my amateur opinion.

That was my logic too.

 

[StephenToast]

Roe

 

[Jgray]

Roe

 

[Heym SR20]

Size will be the determining factor, but you don’t often see long stems from which the antlers then grow - almost like a muntjac.

 

[StephenToast]

Size will be the determining factor, but you don’t often see long stems from which the antlers then grow - almost like a muntjac.

Really?

I've seen plenty of roe heads like that before, usually young bucks.


Only seen a couple of sika heads so couldn't comment on if that is common for sika but I would have said it is for roe.

 

[Claret_Dabbler]

I have very little experience with Roe, but that looks like a Sika pricket. I’ve seen lots of those. Hard to be sure without something as a benchmark.

 

[paulbshooting]

Sika pricket.

 

[foxhunter]

Roe