Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 131,444
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The mule deer is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Two subspecies of mule deer are grouped into the black-tailed deer.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mule deer”.