Black-tailed deer, or blacktail deer, occupy coastal regions of western North America and are recognized as two subspecies. The Columbian black-tailed deer ranges from the Pacific Northwest of the United States and coastal British Columbia to Santa Barbara County in Southern California, while the geographically separate Sitka deer occupies mid-coastal British Columbia through southeast and southcentral Alaska. Both black-tailed deer subspecies are about half the size of the inland mule deer subspecies that range further east across the western United States.
Facts
Scientific NameOdocoileus hemionus columbianus 4 Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank Connections
Child Taxon Of
Cervidae, Taxa Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Odocoileus hemionus (Animal Diversity Web)
Desert, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Odocoileus hemionus (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Black-tailed deer (Wikipedia)
article text (diet), EntityId 363671
Deer are browsers.
Article text
This deer often is most active at dawn and dusk
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 363671
It is a very popular game animal.
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API- System (Realm): Terrestrial
- Living or Extinct: Yes
View the Source 3. NatureServe: NatureServe Explorer: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
NatureServeGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "TNR"
4. Wikipedia: Black-tailed deer
Wikipedia- Scientific Name: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Odocoileus hemionus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List Least Concern
In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes desert or dune desert or dune savanna or grassland savanna or grassland chaparral chaparral forest forest mountains mountains
In Biome: Desert, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes desert or dune desert or dune savanna or grassland savanna or grassland chaparral chaparral forest forest mountains mountains
View the Source 6. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: odocoileus hemionus
5297 Odocoileus hemionus Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 90 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0 Ref_1 ABC 54212.57 Ref_117 1
MamFuncDat.txt row for this species, Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular and Activity-Diurnal columns
Odocoileus hemionus Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 90 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0 Ref_1 ABC 54212.57 Ref_117 1
View the Source 7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources (AnAge): AnAge entry for Odocoileus hemionus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources (AnAge)Maximum longevity, species Odocoileus hemionus (black-tailed deer are two of its subspecies)Quote, Maximum longevity, species Odocoileus hemionus (black-tailed deer are two of its subspecies)
Maximum longevity 22 years (captivity)
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Cervidae, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Taxon record
"family": "Cervidae"
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