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Male O. v. nelsoni with antlers in velvet. The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known commonly as the whitetail and the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia, where it predominately inhabits high mountain terrains of the Andes. [3]
Five cervid species (clockwise from top left): the red deer (Cervus elaphus), sika deer (Cervus nippon), barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Odocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer (family Cervidae) containing three species native to the Americas. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The name is sometimes spelled odocoeleus ; it is from a contraction of the roots odonto- and coelus meaning "hollow-tooth".
It is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. Pages in category "White-tailed deer" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus) [2] is one of the several subspecies of white-tailed deer in North America. It is a member of the Cervidae (deer) family, which includes mule deer , elk , moose , caribou , and the black-tailed deer that live nearby.
A deer (pl.: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family).Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) and Capreolinae (which includes, among others reindeer (caribou), white-tailed deer, roe deer, and moose).
The white-tailed deer is the state wildlife animal of Wisconsin. Family Cervidae (deer) Genus: Alces. Moose, A. alces LC; Genus: Cervus. Elk, C. canadensis LC reintroduced; White-tailed deer, O. virginianus LC; Family Bovidae (bovids) Genus: Bison. American bison, B. bison NT extirpated
The definitive host is the white-tailed deer, in which it normally has no ill effects. Snails and slugs, the intermediate hosts, can be inadvertently consumed by elk during grazing. [ 65 ] The liver fluke Fascioloides magna and the nematode Dictyocaulus viviparus are also commonly found parasites that can be fatal to elk.