Scientific Name
Odocoileus hemionus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque, 1817)
Park
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
mule deer
Park Synonyms
Odocoileus hemionus californicus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Subfamily | Capreolinae |
| Tribe | Odocoileini |
| Genus | Odocoileus |
| Species | Odocoileus hemionus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 1/6/2012; Drost and Hart, 2008. MOJN Mammal Inventory Report.
Nativeness
Unknown
Nativeness Notes
It is not known if release in 1948 was an augmentation, reintroduction or translocation.; Data Source: Neal Darby, MOJA Wildlife Biologits, 3/14/2012.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Persistent with comment: Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 1/6/2012; Drost and Hart, 2008. MOJN Mammal Inventory Report.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 1/31/2012; Drost and Hart, 2008. MOJN Mammal Inventory Report.
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Game species.
-
Management Priority
Popular game species and central in water for wildlife issues.; Data Source: Neal Darby, MOJA Wildlife Biologist, 3/14/2012.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC, 1/6/2012; Drost and Hart, 2008. MOJN Mammal Inventory Report.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
3/15/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
ALoar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/10/2013 3:24:54 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: See synonym Odocoileus hemionus californicus (TSN# -9800627) to view additional species evidence., Park Species Data Source: Jim Boone, PhD. Taxa Expert: Desert Wildlife Consultants, LLC and Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species
of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press,
2,142 pp. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp: (Accessed 1/9/2012)., Accepted Detail: Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species
of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press,
2,142 pp.: http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp (Accessed 1/9/2012).
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