Columbian white-tailed deer
Columbian white-tailed deer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
Genus: | Odocoileus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | O. v. leucurus
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Trinomial name | |
Odocoileus virginianus leucurus (Douglas, 1829)
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The Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)
Habitat and description
The Columbian white-tailed deer is named after the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington where it congregates. Columbian white-tailed deer are found along the lower Columbia River, on a series of islands in Clatsop and Columbia counties in Oregon, and Wahkiakum County, Washington.[3] Other populations are found in the valley floors of the Umpqua River basin.
This white-tailed deer usually lives in and around
Unlike other white-tailed deer subspecies, which may
Conservation status
The Columbian white-tailed deer was federally listed as an endangered species in
The federally owned Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer, located in Cathlamet, Washington offers critical habitat protection for the Columbian white-tailed deer. Currently, about 300 Columbian white-tailed deer are protected on the refuge.
In April, 2012, high river flow levels coupled with a collapsing dike, that keeps the Columbia River from flooding the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge, was reported to be a threat to the resident population of Columbian white-tailed deer.[4]
See also
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species
References
- ^ NatureServe (6 October 2023). "Odocoileus virginianus leucurus". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Odocoileus virginianus leucurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 July 2006.
- ^ "The Nature Conservancy: Robert W. Little (Puget Island) Preserve". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
- ^ St. John, Natalie (April 5, 2012). "Looming dike collapse threatens Cathlamet deer refuge". The Daily News. Retrieved 2012-04-05.