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 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Two subspecies of mule deer are grouped into the black-tailed deer .

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, Central and South America.

Feb 28, 2025 · White-tailed deer, (Odocoileus virginianus), common American deer of the family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla) that covers a huge range from the Arctic Circle in western Canada to 18 degrees south of the Equator in Peru and Bolivia.

May 5, 2022 · The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia.

Read about Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) on the Animal Diversity Web.

They are generally distinguishable from black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) by a longer brown (rather than black) tail, white eye ring, smaller metatarsal gland, and antler tines that arise from the main beam. Generally, this species displays a red-brown color in summer and a thicker gray-colored coat in the fall, with distinct white eye ...

Jun 25, 2018 · The White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a selective herbivore found in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Adirondacks, but is most at home in forest edges, brushy fields, and the early successional stages of forests.

Odocoileus virginianus ranges from south-central Can-ada throughout most of the United States and south-ward into South America (Hall 1981, Smith 1991, Choate et al. 1994). The species is common through-out the southern United States (Figure 2).

Jan 9, 2024 · Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer, also commonly known as whitetails, are by far the most common deer species in North America, ranging from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to Central America and …