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
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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
^ abOdocoileus, Archived 2012-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Mammal Species of the World, 3rd Edition
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Intraspecific temporal resource partitioning at white-tailed deer feeding sites.
Stone DB, Martin JA, Cohen BS, Prebyl TJ, Killmaster C, Miller KV.
Current zoology. 2019 Apr;65(2)139-146.
Individuals may reduce competition by temporally partitioning their use of a shared resource. Behavioral differences between sexes in ungulates may encourage segregation as individuals attempt to avoid antagonistic interactions. However, dominant sex and age groups may reduce subordinates' access to
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease affects wild and domestic ruminants and has recently spread northward within the United States. In September 2017, we detected epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus in wild white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, in east-central Canada. Culicoides spp. midges of the su
Microbial contamination of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) carcasses harvested by hunters.
Sauvala M, Laaksonen S, Laukkanen-Ninios R, Jalava K, Stephan R, Fredriksson-Ahomaa M.
Food microbiology. 2019 Apr;78()82-88.
Hunting is currently a very popular activity, and interest in game meat is increasing. However, only limited research is available on the bacterial quality and safety of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvested by hunters. Poor hunting hygiene can spread bacteria
Cellular distribution of the prion protein in palatine tonsils of mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>) and Rocky Mountain elk (<i>Cervus elaphus nelsoni</i>)
… <p>Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that affects members of the Cervidae family, including deer (<i>Odocoileus</i> …
Close relationship of Plasmodium sequences detected from South American pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) to Plasmodium spp. in North American white-tailed deer
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 7(1), 44-47, 2018-04
… Phylogenic analysis revealed that the obtained sequences are closely related to the Plasmodium odocoilei clade 2 sequence from North American white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). …
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