Does a Roe Deer Have a Tail?

The roe deer has a cream white rump (an upside down heart for females and an oval shape for males) and has no visible tail.

How do you identify a roe deer?

A slender, medium-sized deer, the roe deer has short antlers and no tail. It is mostly brown in colour, turning reddish in the summer and darker grey in the winter. It has a pale buff patch around its rump.

How can you tell a red deer from a roe deer?

This is the easy way to tell roe and red deer apart. Roe deer have a small white bottom, and female roe deer have fluffy tufts on there as well. Red deer have a much bigger patch and it is creamy yellow. Red deer have small tails as well that hang over the patch.