Odocoileus

Odocoileus Temporal range: Pleistocene to present

Odocoileus virginianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Capreolinae
Tribe:	Rangiferini
Genus:	Odocoileus Rafinesque, 1832^[1]
Species
Odocoileus hemionus Odocoileus virginianus †Odocoileus lucasi †Odocoileus salinae^[2]

Odocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer (family Cervidae) containing two species native to the Americas.^[1]^[3] The name is sometimes spelled odocoeleus; it is from a contraction of the roots odonto- and coelus meaning "hollow-tooth".

Extant species

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Odocoileus hemionus	Mule deer	western half of North America.
	Odocoileus virginianus	White-tailed deer	throughout most of the continental United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Central America, and northern portions of South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Odocoileus, [1] Mammal Species of the World, 3rd Edition
^ "Fossilworks: Odocoileus salinae". fossilworks.org.
^ Valerius Geist (1998). Deer of the World: Their Evolution, Behaviour, and Ecology. Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0496-0.
^ "IUCN Red List maps". Explore and discover Red List species ranges and observations.

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[msw3-1] Odocoileus, [1] Mammal Species of the World, 3rd Edition

[2] "Fossilworks: Odocoileus salinae". fossilworks.org.

[Geist1998-3] Valerius Geist (1998). Deer of the World: Their Evolution, Behaviour, and Ecology. Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0496-0.

[4] "IUCN Red List maps". Explore and discover Red List species ranges and observations.

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