White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

OTHER NAMES: Whitetail, Virginia Deer
Latin Etymology:  Odocoileus ("hollow tooth") virginianus ("of Virginia")

Adult female White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at Buffalo Creek State Park, Minnesota - July 2024

Featured Subspecies: Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis
Weight: 40-180kg  /  Length: 95-220cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A large deer species with a considerable range across North, Central and South America. They have benefitted from anthropogenic changes as the openness of agricultural areas suits them more than naturally occuring conifer forests and their range has pushed northwards. 

Related Species:
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Odocoileus
SUBSPECIES: O. v. acapulcensis, O. v. borealis, O. v. carminis, O. v. chiriquensis,O. v. clavium, O. v. couesi, O. v. dacotensis, O. v. hiltonensis, O. v. leucurus, O. v. macrourus, O. v. mcilhennyi, O. v. mexicanus, O. v. miquihuanensis, O. v. nelsoni, O. v. nemoralis, O. v. nigribarbis,  O. v. oaxacensis, O. v. ochrourus, O. v. osceola, O. v. rothschildi, O. v. seminolus, O. v. sinaloae, O. v. taurinsulae, O. v. texanus, O. v. thomasi, O. v. toltecu, O. v. venatorius, O. v. veraecrucis, O. v. virginianus, O. v. yucatanesis, O. v. cariacou, O. v. curassavicus, O. v. goudotii, O. v. gymnotis, O. v. maragaritae, O. v. nemolaris, O. v. puruvianus, O. v. tropicalis, O. v. ustus

 - Sighting Locations -

UNITED STATES - Found throughout most of the Lower 48 except the Great Basin and 
 - CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Minnesota and North Dakota

 Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto