The White Tailed Deer

The White Tailed

Deer

It was name as symbol

in Honduras June 28th,
1993.

Odocoileus virginianus is the common scientific name for the

white tailed deer.
 Characteristics

• Reddish coat in spring and summer, turns gray in

winter.

• The tip of the tail is white, which serves as an alarm

signal.

• Males have backward-sloping, branched antlers,

horns, or horns.
• The white tailed deer belong to the
mammal family called Cervidae.

• The deer family first appeared 35

million years ago.

• The white tailed deer obtain their

food by grazing through fields and
forests.

• They are Herbivores that have a

• Grass
varied • alfalfa
• fruits
plant based diet that includes:
• nuts
• leaves
• Twigs
 Location
The white-tailed deer is widely distributed in the American
continent. Goes from Canada, passing through almost the
entire territory of the United States United States and Mexico,
Central America, to the northern part of South America:
Colombia, Venezuela la, the Guyanas, northern Brazil and the
lowlands of Peru and Ecuador.
 Communicatio
n

 Communication is a key adaptive trait that they use daily. As

a species, the deer has excellent hearing and vision to help
them be on alert at all times. The deer stand their white tails
up as communication to warn other deer of danger. In a case
where they detect danger, they are very fast moving and can
reach speeds of 30 mph and jump as high as 6 feet.