The scientific name of Lucanus cervus is this word, plus cervus, deer.
Thorold's deer has traditionally been included in the genus Cervus, and genetic evidence suggests this is more appropriate than its present placement in the monotypic genus Przewalskium.
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Corsican Red Deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus Erxleben, 1777), also known simply as Corsican or Sardinian Deer, is a subspecies of the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), endemic to the Mediterranean islands of Sardinia, Italy and Corsica, France.
Lucanus cervus is registered in the second appendix of the Habitats Directive of the European Union from 1992, which requires that member states set aside Special Areas of Conservation.