Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus

• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Cervidae (Deer)
• Species: Odocoileus hemionus (oh-dough-COIL-ee-us hem-ee-OWN-us)
• Common English Names: Mule Deer
• Common Spanish Names: Ciervo Mula

Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus). Photographer: Sherry Ballard. Copyright © 2000 California Academy of Sciences.

Last Update: 27 Jul 2009