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Scientific Name
Odocoileus virginianus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)
Park
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCervidae
SubfamilyCapreolinae
GenusOdocoileus
SpeciesOdocoileus virginianus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: APIS Wildlife Observations Database 2005.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    increased population impacting vegetation on some islands
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
39
References
5
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Kerry Kindt, sac - I & M Office
Created Date
1/28/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Joan Elias
Last Modified Date
7/21/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Islands that were never colonized by deer retain lush stands of yew: Sand, Raspberry, York, Devils, North Twin and Outer Islands (Beals, E.W. 1958. Notes on the summer bifs of the Apostle Islands. Passenger Pigeon 20: 151-160). As of 2005, deer known on Sand and York., Park Species Data Source: Converted from MWRFauna.xls file by I & M Office.
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