• The European roe deer lives at altitudes up to 3500 m above sea level on the Caucasus, although it usually prefers areas between 300 and 600 m above sea level.

The European roe deer inhabits land, terrestrial forest, and mountain tundra, preferring temperate mixed forests with a summer from cool to warm, where the summer is not hot, from +15 to +25 °C, as well as flooded meadows with an abundance of grass. The species is found in taiga with a cold winter and an abundance of coniferous trees such as spruce and pine, and can rise to an altitude above sea level up to 2 km. The climate for the European roe deer is characterized by constant humidity and a large amount of rain, and summer can be warm and pleasant, with a winter that is not very cold.