White-tailed deer are generally distinguished from mule or
black-tailed deer by their longer tail that is brown rather than black
on the dorsal surface, a smaller metatarsal gland, and, in adult
males, antlers with prongs arising from a single main beam. The
Columbian white-tail is one of the large subspecies with "antlers
narrowly spreading and curving steeply upward; upperparts dull in
general tone, with grizzled pattern approaching Sayal Brown; top
of head grizzled, the individual hairs near Mars Brown with buffy
tips; tail varying from Cinnamon Buff to Tawny dorsally, terminating
in a small, partially concealed, subterminal patch, and broadly
fringed with white above and pure white to tip below; outer and more
exposed surfaces of legs to base of hoofs near Sayal Brown."
The Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)
is one of 38 recognized subspecies of O. virginianus.
The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Columbian white-tailed deer
Population location: Columbia River (Clark, Cowliz, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum Counties, WA., and Clatsop, Columbia, and Multnomah Counties, OR.) Listing status:Endangered States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:
Oregon, Washington USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:
JULIA BUTLER HANSEN REFUGE FOR THE COLUMBIAN WHITE-TAILED DEER, LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE For more information, please see:http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/ColumbianWhiteTailedDeer/
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