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The black-tailed deer lives along the Pacific coast from northern and western California and north to southeastern Alaska. East of the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada in Washington, Oregon and California, black-tailed deer are replaced by phenotypically different mainland mule deer, the latter being much larger, with lighter pelage, more prominent rump patches and larger ears.
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. sinaloae
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 (Odocoileus hemionus) Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae. Four species of deer and elk occur in California. Elk, Cervus canadensis. Tule elk, C. c. nannodes (endemic) European fallow deer, Dama dama (introduced, harvest) Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus (harvest) California mule deer, O. h. californicus; Columbian black-tailed deer, O ...
White-tailed deer (11 P) Pages in category "Odocoileus" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Black-tailed deer; Blackbeard Island white ...
White-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus; Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis; Gunnison's prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni; White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus; Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus; Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus; Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Ictodomys ...
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".
The black-tailed deer is considered by some a distinct species though it is classified as a subspecies of the mule deer. Unlike its cousin, the white-tailed deer, mule deer are generally more associated with the land west of the Missouri River. The most noticeable differences between whitetails and mule deer are the color of their tails and ...