
Candiacervus ropalophorus and Candiacervus cretensis
The deer Cervus ropalophorus was a slender and impressive endemic deer that evolved on Crete since the upper Pleistocene after crossing, by swimming, the sea passages of that time.
He had a long antlers with only the tine resempling clubs.
Another cretan deer species is Candiacervus cretensis with small antlers with tines.
Generally in Crete at least 6 morphotypes of endemic deer of various sizes were found. Still it is not known with certainty, if the first immigrants who settled on the island met these deer.
The fauna of Crete

The Cretan endemic butterfly Zerynthia cretica

Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus Barbatus)

Griffon Vulture (Gyps Fulvus)

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)

Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) (Hieraaetus fasciatus)

Eleonora's Falcon

Giorgalidiko: Domestic Horse, North-western European Horse

The Cretan Badger

Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos)

Mute Swan

Cretan wildcat

Butterflies and Moths of the island

Cretan Tracker: Europe's Oldest Hound, a Gift from Zeus

Cretan shrew

Kri-kri, the Cretan Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus cretica)

Least Weasel

Bats

The Balkan Terrapin or Western Caspian Terrapin (Mauremys Rivulata)

Cat Snake

Balkan Whip Snake

Marginated Tortoise (Testudo marginata)

Greek turtle

Water Snake

European Ratsnake or Leopard Snake

The Bullfrog

Common Kingfisher

Caretta Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)

Coleoptera