Odocoileus hemionus - #475
Mule Deer
Juvenile with spotted coat lying on ground, Odocoileus hemionus columbianus. Black-tailed Deer.
Geographic Distribution
W Canada, Mexico (Baja California and Sonora to N Tamaulipas), W USA east to Minnesota, and Alaskan Panhandle. Introduced to Kauai (Hawaiian Isls) and Argentina.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Odocoileus
Specific Epithet
hemionus
Image Location
USA, WA, Skamania Co.
Image Date
1974
Photographer
CM Senger