White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Spanish: Venado cola blanca
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced to New Zealand, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Lesser Antilles, and some countries in Europe, such as Finland, the Czech Republic, and Serbia. In the Americas, it is the most widely distributed wild ungulate.
- 2026-05-21 — observation by paloma3535
- 2026-04-27 — observation by isa_moguel
- 2026-03-21 — observation by checo_sanchez
- 2026-02-20 — observation by zihuadean
- 2026-01-22 — observation by zihuadean
- 2026-01-04 — observation by dileri
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Cite as: “White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/odocoileus-virginianus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.