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The mtDNA of the white-tailed deer and mule deer are similar, but differ from that of the black-tailed deer. [12] This may be the result of introgression, although hybrids between the mule deer and white-tailed deer are rare in the wild (apparently more common locally in West Texas), and the hybrid survival rate is low even in captivity. [10] [12]
The white-tailed deer's coat is a reddish-brown in the spring and summer, and turns to a grey-brown throughout the fall and winter. The white-tailed deer can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail. It raises its tail when it is alarmed to warn the predator that it has been detected. [11] Female with tail in alarm posture
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.
The Capreolinae includes caribou deer (reindeer), whitetail deer, roe deer, and moose. As such, they are two different species within the same subfamily: whitetail deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ...
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 ...
O. v. nemoralis (Nicaraguan white-tailed deer) O. v. nigribarbis (Blackbeard Island white-tailed deer) O. v. oaxacensis; O. v. ochrourus (northwestern white-tailed deer) O. v. osceola (Florida coastal white-tailed deer) O. v. peruvianus (South American white-tailed deer) O. v. rothschildi; O. v. seminolus (Florida white-tailed deer) O. v ...
Colder temperatures outside is a good indication that white-tailed deer season in Texas is approaching. The general season officially begins on Saturday, Nov. 4 and ends on Jan. 7, 2024 for the ...
Despite this, the mtDNA of the white-tailed deer and mule deer is similar, but differs from that of the black-tailed deer. [9] This may be the result of introgression, although hybrids between the mule deer and white-tailed deer are rare in the wild (apparently more common locally in West Texas), and the hybrid survival rate is low even in ...