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Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque, 1817)
Also calledBura (spa) · Cerf mulet (fra) · Cervo mulo (ita) · Ciervo mulo (spa) · Großohrhirsch (deu) · Hemiona cervo (epo) · Juodauodegis elnias (lit) · Katır geyiği (tur) · Katırkulaklı Geyik (tur) · Maultierhirsch (deu) · Melnastes briedis (lav) · Muildierhert (nld) · Mulak czarnoogonowy (pol) · Mulhjort (nob)
First described in: Am. Mon. Mag. vol.1 p.436
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
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UNITED STATES: Texas; Brewster / Pecos / Terrell counties, Alpine / Fort Stockton / Sanderson, 30.3262, − 102684997 (TX-AL- 05 / FJ 188885 / NA; TX-AL- 13 / FJ 188886 / NA; TX-AL- 22 / FJ 188887 / NA; TX-AL- 26 / FJ 188888 / NA); Borden County, Isaac’s Ranch (TK 201527 / MT 846750 / ON 924830); Brewster County, 8 km N Alpine, Kimble Ranch (TK 26465 / MT 846771 / ON 924831); 32 km S Marathon, Combs Ranch (TK 27821 / MT 846770 / ON 924832; TK 27823 / ON 924788 / ON 924833); Stubbs Ranch (TK 201504 / MT 846767 / ON 924834); Neville Ranch (TK 201532 / MT 846773 / ON 924835); Elephant Mountain WMA (TK 201557 / MT 846761 / ON 924836; TK 201558 / MT 846762 / ON 924837; TK 201559 / MT 846763 / ON 924838; TK 201560 / MT 846764 / ON 924839; TK 201561 / MT 846765 / ON 924840; TK 201562 / MT 846766 / ON 924841; TK 203920 / ON 924789 / NA); Elephant Mountain WMA, Mountain Top Pasture (TK 201565 / MT 846768 / ON 924842; TK 201566 / MT 846769 / ON 924843); Brewster / Pecos counties (NA / M 98490 / NA); Briscoe County (TK 211375 / ON 924790 / ON 924844); Cottle County, Matador WMA, Samsom Pasture, 14 N- 366082 - 3780269 (TK 201538 / MT 846774 / ON 924845); Matador WMA, East Aermotor Pasture, 14 N-
Contemporary hybridization between female mule deer and male white-tailed deer in west Texas differs from the hypothesized sex mating patterns recovered from ancient hybridization events
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MEXICO: Chihuahua; North-central, 30.561199, − 107.611 (CH-NC- 03 / FJ 188808 / NA; CH-NC- 08 / FJ 188810 / NA; CH-NC- 18 / FJ 188811 / NA; CH-NC- 23 / FJ 188812 / NA); Coahuila; Acuna, 29.6935, − 102.04 (CU-AC- 03 / FJ 188818 / NA); UNITED STATES: New Mexico; Hidalgo County, Guadalupe Mountains, 32.379901, − 104.783996 (NM-GM- 02 / FJ 188840 / NA; NM-GM- 05 / FJ 188841 / NA; NM-GM- 06 / FJ 188842 / NA); Colfax County, Raton, 36.851299, − 104.446998 (NM-RT- 01 / FJ 188843 / NA; NM-RT- 07 / FJ 188844 / NA; NM-RT- 08 / FJ 188845 / NA; NM-RT- 14 / FJ 188846 / NA); Arizona; Cochise County, Mule Mountains, GMU: 30 B (TK 201707 / NA / ON 924980); Colorado; Costilla County, 56 km E Alamosa, Forbes-Trinchera Ranch (TK 26440 / NA / ON 924981).
Contemporary hybridization between female mule deer and male white-tailed deer in west Texas differs from the hypothesized sex mating patterns recovered from ancient hybridization events
child_taxa
Subspecies:: Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. hemionus Rafinesque 1817 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. californicus Caton 1876 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. cerrosensis Merriam 1898 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. columbianus Richardson 1829 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. eremicus Mearns 1897 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. fuliginatus Cowan 1933 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. inyoensis Cowan 1933 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. peninsulae Lydekker 1898 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. sheldoni Goldman 1939 Subspecies Odocoileus hemionus subsp. sitkensis Merriam 1898
Order Artiodactyla
conservation
Conservation: U. S. ESA – Endangered as O. h. cedrocensis [sic; = cerrosensis]; IUCN – Endangered as O. h. cerrosensis, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).
Order Artiodactyla
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