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A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid. They are widespread throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and are found in a wide variety of biomes. Cervids range in size from the 60 cm (24 in) long and 32 cm (13 in) tall pudú to the 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long and 3.4 m (11.2 ft) tall moose.
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Small herd of mule deer in the Sulphur Springs Valley of southern Arizona Stotting mule deer Female desert/burro mule deer (O. h. eremicus) in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The most noticeable differences between white-tailed and mule deer are ear size, tail color, and antler configuration. In many cases, body size is also a key difference.
Bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, and American black bears are all common predators of California Mule Deer. The largest predator of the California Mule deer is the Mountain Lion. Occasionally, these predators will hunt large healthy deer; however, these predators most often prey on weak, sick, or young deer or scavenge remains of dead deer. [6]
The Sitka deer or Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) is a subspecies of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), similar to the Columbian black-tailed subspecies (O. h. colombianus). Their name originates from Sitka, Alaska, and it is not to be confused with the similarly named sika deer. Weighing in on average between 48 and 90 kg ...
Mule deer: western half of North America. Odocoileus pandora: Yucatan brown brocket: Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize) Odocoileus virginianus: White-tailed deer: throughout most of the continental United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Central America, and northern portions of South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. [5]
The Tiburón Island mule deer is also called the "Tiburon Island mule deer" in most English speaking countries, for the acute accent is not needed.[2] [3] It is still undecided if the Tiburón Island mule deer is a valid subspecies or not, for it may be a synonym of either the burro mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus eremicus), or the peninsular mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus peninsulae).
The Cedros Island mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis) is a subspecies of mule deer [2] found only on Cedros Island off the coast of Baja California. Only about 50 individuals remain, with no captive population. Its behavior is similar to that of other subspecies of mule deer. The subspecies is threatened by feral dogs and poaching. [1] [3]