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Odocoileus Virginianus
The white-tailed deer is greyish-brown on the upper-parts and white on the belly and underside. The tail almost cover entirely a white small rump. The juvenile shows a more brownish upper-part with white patches. When experiencing a danger, the deer will raise its tail, the white rump communicating the danger nearby. The white-tailed deer could be mistaken for the mule deer. However, the white rump is larger and not totally covered by the tail for the mule deer.
This deer prefers mixture of open grassland and young forests.
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