Odocoileus (europe)


 

1 species

| White-tailed Deer or Cariacou |

| Odocoileus virginianus |

 

White-tailed Deer or CariacouCommun name : White-tailed Deer or Cariacou
Latin name : Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann 1780)
Localisation : south Canada, USA, Central America, Peru, Brazil, introduce in Czechoslovakia, Finland, New-Zealand.
Habitat : forest, marsh, grassland
Size : 1,5 to 2 m length, 1 m high

Very shy, elegant. Carateristic Antler with one main branch on each side sweeping forward, with spikes rising from the main branchs. They generally have a brown face and the top of the tail is brown, the white is on the underside and is only see when raised as a white flag of danger to the other deer

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