Mule Deer

Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus

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Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae (Deer)
Species: Odocoileus hemionus (oh-dough-COIL-ee-us hem-ee-OWN-us)
Common English Names: Mule Deer
Common Spanish Names: Ciervo Mula

Mule Deer

Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Photographer: Sherry Ballard. Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences.

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Last Update: 27 Jan 2008