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Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 4,706, February 4,073, March 4,241, April 5,260, May 5,108, June 3,758, July 3,219, August 3,278, September 4,160, October 4,250, November 5,464, December 4,212.
United States92,270
California36,467
Colorado15,535
Canada15,137
British Columbia7,718
Utah7,608
New Mexico6,310
Alberta6,169
Oregon5,892
Texas5,258

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Dietary

  • HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification

Physical

  • HornedHas prominent horns or antlersFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyDeer · Cervidae
GenusWhite-tailed and Mule Deer · Odocoileus

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