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Odocoileus Rafinesque, 1832

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge vol.1 p.109

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Artiodactyla
family
Cervidae
genus
Odocoileus

Name

Synonyms
Aplacerus Hall & Kelson, 1959
Cariacus Lesson, 1842
Dama Zimmermann, 1780
Dorcelaphus Gloger, 1841
Elaphalces Brookes, 1828
Elephalces Brookes, 1830
Eucervus Gray, 1866
Gymnatis Fitzinger, 1878
Gymnotis Fitzinger, 1879
Macrotis Wagner, 1855
Mazama C.H.Smith, 1827
Odocoelus Allen, 1901
Odocoileus brachydontus Oelrich, 1953
Odocoileus brachyodontus Oelrich, 1953
Odontocoelus Sclater, 1902
Oplacerus Haldeman, 1842
Otelaphus Fitzinger, 1874
Palaeodocoileus Spillman, 1931
Paleodocoileus Spillmann, 1931
Protomazama Spillmann, 1931
Homonyms
Odocoileus Rafinesque, 1832
Common names
Mule Deer in English
Mule Deer in English
White-Tailed Deer in English
White-Tailed Deer in English
mule deer in English
mule deer in English
white-tailed deer in English
white-tailed deer in English
White-Tailed And Mule Deer in English
White-Tailed And Mule Deer in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Atlantic J., 1 (3)
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 581 Determination of the generic names for the Fallow Deer of Europe and the Virginia Deer of America (class Mammalia).Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 17, 267-275 (1960)
  4. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  5. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  6. Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., Velásquez-Guarín, D., Mejía-Fontecha, I. Y., Ocampo-Velásquez, J. D., & Castaño Ramírez, N. D. (2020). Colección de Mamíferos (Mammalia) del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de Caldas, Colombia. Biota colombiana, 21(2), 156-166. Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., Velásquez-Guarín, D., Mejía-Fontecha, I. Y., Ocampo-Velásquez, J. D., & Castaño Ramírez, N. D.
  7. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
  8. SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB
  9. Wilson & Reeder (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic reference
  10. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  11. Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
  12. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  13. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  14. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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