Odocoileus
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Odocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer that contains two species.
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is indigenous to the western half of North America.
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is found throughout most of the continental United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Central America and northern portions of South America as far south as Peru.
