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Bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, and American black bears are all common predators of California Mule Deer. The largest predator of the California Mule deer is the Mountain Lion. Occasionally, these predators will hunt large healthy deer; however, these predators most often prey on weak, sick, or young deer or scavenge remains of dead deer. [6]
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae. Four species of deer and elk occur in California. Elk, Cervus canadensis. Tule elk, C. c. nannodes (endemic) European fallow deer, Dama dama (introduced, harvest) Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus (harvest) California mule deer, O. h. californicus; Columbian black-tailed deer, O ...
O. h. peninsulae – Baja or Peninsular mule deer; found across the majority of the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. [21] O. h. sheldoni – Tiburón Island mule deer, also called the venado bura de Tiburón in Spanish. This deer is only found on Tiburón Island, Mexico, in the Gulf of California. [22] Black-tailed deer group:
Fawn survival and overall California mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus californicus) numbers on the Cañada de Los Osos Ecological Reserve are higher than other parts of the Diablo Range, coinciding with water development, protection from livestock, and other habitat improvements on the Reserve over the last 20 years. Over 40 springs have been ...
Articles relating to Odocoileus, a genus of medium-sized deer (family Cervidae) containing three species native to the Americas. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Mule deer were introduced to the island in the 1920s and 30s, and currently have a population density roughly 10 times that of California generally. [44] The island was also previously home to populations of cattle, feral goat, feral pig, and sheep, but these animals are no longer present. [45]
A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid. They are widespread throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and are found in a wide variety of biomes . Cervids range in size from the 60 cm (24 in) long and 32 cm (13 in) tall pudú to the 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long and 3.4 m (11.2 ft) tall moose .
The Cedros Island mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus cerrosensis) is a subspecies of mule deer [2] found only on Cedros Island off the coast of Baja California. Only about 50 individuals remain, with no captive population. Its behavior is similar to that of other subspecies of mule deer. The subspecies is threatened by feral dogs and poaching. [1] [3]