Odocoileus virginianus - #803
White-tailed Deer
Oblique view, showing antlers of mature male that resemble those of Mule Deer
Geographic Distribution
S Canada extending N of 60°N in the North West Territory and in the Yukon, USA (absent from California to W Colorado), and all nations of Central America; South America in Bolivia, N Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, and Venezuela. Introduced to Czech Republic, Finland, New Zealand, and West Indies, possibly surviving on Cuba, Curacao, St. Croix, and St. Thomas Isls.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Odocoileus
Specific Epithet
virginianus
Image Location
USA, TX, Kerr Co., Kerrville
Image Date
1978
Photographer
PE Johns