Species

Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer)

Odocoileus hemionus. Photo: (c) Ephraim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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. The several subspecies include the black-tailed deer.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates and cetaceans)
        Suborder: Ruminantia (Ruminants)
        Family: Cervidae (Deer)
        Subfamily: Capreolinae (New world deer)
        Tribe: Odocoileini (True new world deer and caribou)
        Genus: Odocoileus (White-tailed and mule deer)
        Species: Odocoileus hemionus (Mule deer)
        Subspecies: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus (Columbian black-tailed deer)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus (Columbian black-tailed deer)

Sightings

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