White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus Least concern
Where the white-tailed deer lives – recorded in 7 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 60,859 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
| Scientific name | Odocoileus virginianus |
|---|---|
| Group | Deer |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 7 countries |
| Continents | Europe, North America, South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
Where does the white-tailed deer live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-tailed deer in 7 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Puerto Rico, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Belize, United States, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Colombia. In Finland it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
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 white-tailed deer endangered?
The white-tailed deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the white-tailed deer?
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Odocoileus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the white-tailed deer
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known commonly as the whitetail and the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized species of deer native to North and South America. It is the most widely distributed mainland ungulate herbivore in the Americas; coupled with its natural predator, the mountain lion (Puma concolor), it is one of the most widely distributed terrestrial mammal species in the Americas and the world. Highly adaptable, the various subspecies of white-tailed deer inhabit many different ecosystems, from arid grasslands to the Amazon and Orinoco basins; from the Llanos to the high-elevation terrain of the Andes.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-tailed deer (revision 1379640348), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q215887 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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