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Odocoileus (mule deer and white-tailed deer)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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

Cariacus dolichopsis
Dama rothschildi
Odocoileus hemionus (mule deer) (Attributes)
Odocoileus laevicornis
Odocoileus peruvianus
Odocoileus salinae
Odocoileus sellardsiae
Odocoileus speleus
Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0