Odocoileus hemionus Rafinesque 1817 (mule deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combinations: Cervus hemionus, Dama hemionus

Synonyms: Cariacus ensifer Cope 1889, Dama ensifer Cope 1889, Odocoileus cascensis Frick 1937, Odocoileus columbianus Merriam 1898, Odocoileus ensifer Cope 1889

Belongs to Odocoileus according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

See also Alroy 2002, Frick 1937, Hall 1981, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Morgan and Rinehart 2007, Schultz and Howard 1935 and Wilson and Reeder 1993

Sister taxa: Navahoceros, Odocoileus brachydontus, Odocoileus brachyodontus, Odocoileus dolichopsis, Odocoileus laevicornis, Odocoileus lucasi, Odocoileus peruvianus, Odocoileus rothschildi, Odocoileus salinae, Odocoileus sellardsiae, Odocoileus virginianus

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (3: Alberta, British Columbia collections), Mexico (1), United States (19: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Washington)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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