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White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 3,639, February 3,481, March 3,954, April 7,502, May 4,597, June 3,234, July 2,772, August 2,818, September 3,600, October 3,909, November 4,761, December 3,770.
United States317,391
Texas54,263
Canada50,006
Ontario25,629
Pennsylvania21,591
Virginia20,342
Maryland16,670
Ohio16,533
New York16,343
North Carolina15,009

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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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