Odocoileus hemionus (species)
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Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Artiodactyla (order) > Cervidae (family) > Capreolinae (subfamily) > Odocoileus (genus)
Descripción
Species of medium-sized, gregarious deer of western North America distinguished by large ears, striking pelage markings, large antlers, a distinctive leaping run, scent glands, a black-tipped tail, male antlers that are bifurcated, or "fork" as they grow rather than as a white-tailed deer's branching from a single main beam. Recent DNA analysis indicates that the mule deer is apparently a rather recent form that arose from hybridization of female white-tailed and male black-tailed deer.
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Otros términos
- Odocoileus hemionus (species) [en]
- Odocoileus hemionus (species) [la]
- mule deer (species) [en]