Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus Least concern
Where the mule deer lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 25,303 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
Where does the mule deer live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mule deer in 3 countries and territories across North America.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the mule deer endangered?
The mule deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the mule deer?
The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Odocoileus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the mule deer
The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) 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.
Mule deer are found in the western and central parts of North America. Various subspecies range from the western Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains, the southwest United States and northern Mexico, and the west coast of the continent. Their range is smaller than the related white-tailed deer, which are found throughout most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains and in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains from Idaho and Wyoming northward. Mule deer have also been introduced to Argentina and Kauai, Hawaii.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mule deer (revision 1377579118), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q338831 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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