Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)

Hidalgo-Mihart, Mircea G., Contreras-Moreno, Fernando M., Jesús-de la Cruz, Alejandro, Juárez-López, Rugieri, Bravata de la Cruz, Yaribeth, Pérez-Solano, Luz A., Hernández-Lara, Carolina, Friedeberg, Diana, Thornton, Dan & Koller-González, Juan M., 2017, Inventory of medium-sized and large mammals in the wetlands of Laguna de Terminos and Pantanos de Centla, Mexico, Check List 13 (6), pp. 711-726 : 720

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/13.6.711
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0B3B9736-FFC0-DC16-E457-FB021EDAB9CF
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)
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Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780) View in CoL

Material examined. Table 2; Figure 31.

Odocoileus virginianus is a medium-sized slim deer with long legs, a flat back, and a long narrow head ( Reid 2009). The only similar species in the region is M. temama . However, O. virginianus is larger and has a white belly, distinctive antlers, has and a flat back com- pared with the arched back of M. temama .