The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a indigenous to western ; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Two species of the mule deer are grouped into the black tailed deer.
Unlike the related White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), which is found throughout most of North America east of the and in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains from and northward, mule deer are only found on the western , in the Rocky Mountains, in the , and on the west coast of North America. Mule deer have also been introduced to and .
The diets of mule deer are very similar to those of white-tailed deer in areas where they coexist. Mule deer are intermediate feeders rather than pure browsers or grazers; they predominantly browse but also eat vegetation, small amounts of grass and, where available, tree or shrub fruits such as beans, pods, nuts, (including acorns), and berries.
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Animals On Earth: North America
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