Identify: Mule Deer vs. White-tailed Deer 

I have an easier way to tell which species I’m looking at. If I have a tag for a Mule deer… it’s a Whitetail.

Here in New Mexico I see them both all the time. Seeing one is always such an experience. Glad to finally learn the difference between the two. Great video

Great information. I knew some of the differences before, but this really helps to make the differences clear.

I keep catching myself trying to choose who has the more beautiful antlers but they are both just uniquely awesome

I moved from FL to CO. Great info to learn the different regional species.

A deer is any animal that comprises the family Cervidae, there are about 62 extant species placed into about 20 genera: Family: Cervidae (Deer) • Subfamily: Odocoileinae (New World Deer) •• Tribe: Odocoileini (Nearctic Deer) ••• Genus: Odocoileus (Modern Nearctic Deer) •••• Species: Odocoileus Hemonius (Mule Deer) •••• Species: Odocoileus Columbianus (Black-Tailed Deer) •••• Species: Odocoileus Virginianus (White-Tailed Deer) •• Tribe: Ozotocerotini (Neotropical Deer) ••• Subtribe: Mazamina (Lesser Neotropical Deer) •••• Genus: Mazama (Brockets) ••••• Species: Mazama Americana (Red Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Gouazoubira (Brown Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Nemorivaga (Small Brown Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Bororo (Small Red Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Nana (Pygmy Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Chunyi (Dwarf Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Bricenii (Merida Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Tienhoveni (Fair Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Rufina (Ecuador Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Zetta (Colombian Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Temama (Central American Brocket) ••••• Species: Mazama Pandora (Yucatan Brocket) •••• Genus: Pudu (Pudus) ••••• Species: Pudu Puda (Southern Pudu) ••••• Species: Pudu Mephistopheles (Northern Pudu) ••• Subtribe: Ozotocerotina (Greater Neotropical Deer) •••• Genus: Blastocerus (Marsh Deer) ••••• Species: Blastocerus Dichotomus (Marsh Deer) •••• Genus: Ozotoceros (Pampas Deer) ••••• Species: Ozotoceros Bezoarticus (Pampas Deer) •••• Genus: Hippocamelus (Andean Deer) ••••• Species: Hippocamelus Bisulcus (South Andean Deer) ••••• Species: Hippocamelus Antisensis (North Andean Deer) • Subfamily: Cervinae (Old World Deer) •• Tribe: Muntiacini (Muntjacs and Tufted Deer) ••• Genus: Elaphodus (Tufted Deer) •••• Species: Elaphodus Cephalophus (Tufted Deer) ••• Genus: Muntiacus (Muntjacs) •••• Species: Muntiacus Muntjak (Indian Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Srilankensis (Sri Lanka Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Malabaricus (Malabar Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Reevesi (Chinese Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Crinifrons (Hairy-Fronted Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Gongshanensis (Gongshan Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Putaoensis (Leaf Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Feae (Fea’s Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Puhoatensis (Pu Hoat Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Rooseveltorum (Roosevelt’s Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Truongsonensis (Truong Son Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Vuquangensis (Giant Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Nigripes (Black-Footed Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Grandicornis (Burmese Muntjac) •••• Species: Muntiacus Montanas (Sumatran Muntjac) •• Tribe: Rangiferini (Caribou and Fossil Relatives) ••• Genus: Rangifer (Caribou) •••• Species: Rangifer Tarandus (Caribou) •• Tribe: Capreolini (Roe Deer and Moose) ••• Subtribe: Capreolina (Roe Deer and Fossil Relatives) •••• Genus: Capreolus (Roe Deer) ••••• Species: Capreolus Capreolus (Western Roe Deer) ••••• Species: Capreolus Pygargus (Eastern Roe Deer) ••• Subtribe: Alcina (Moose and Fossil Relatives) •••• Genus: Alces (Moose) ••••• Species: Alces Alces (Moose) •• Tribe: Megalocerotini (Fallow Deer, Hog Deer, Chitals, and Sika Deer) ••• Subtribe: Damina (Fallow Deer and Fossil Relatives) •••• Genus: Dama (Fallow Deer) ••••• Species: Dama Dama (Eurasian Fallow Deer) ••••• Species: Dama Mesopotamia (Persian Fallow Deer) ••• Subtribe: Axidina (Chitals, Hog Deer, and Sika Deer) •••• Genus: Axis (Chitals) ••••• Species: Axis Axis (Indian Chital) ••••• Species: Axis Ceylonensis (Sri Lanka Chital) •••• Genus: Hyelaphus (Hog Deer) ••••• Species: Hyelaphus Porcinus (Indian Hog Deer) ••••• Species: Hyelaphus Kuhlii (Kuhl’s Hog Deer) ••••• Species: Hyelaphus Calamianensis (Calamian Hog Deer) •••• Genus: Ocellelaphus (Sika Deer) ••••• Species: Ocellelaphus Nippon (Sika Deer) •• Tribe: Cervini (Common Deer, Père David's Deer, Thorold's Deer, Rusas, Swamp Deer, and Eld's Deer) ••• Subtribe: Rusina (Rusas, Swamp Deer, and Eld's Deer) •••• Genus: Rucervus (Swamp Deer and Eld's Deer) ••••• Species: Rucervus Duvaucelii (Swamp Deer) ••••• Species: Rucervus Eldii (Eld’s Deer) •••• Genus: Rusa (Rusas) ••••• Species: Rusa Unicolor (Sambar) ••••• Species: Rusa Timorensis (Sunda Deer) ••••• Species: Rusa Marianna (Palawan Deer) ••••• Species: Rusa Alfredi (Visayan Spotted Deer) ••• Subtribe: Cervina (Common Deer, Père David's Deer, and Thorold's Deer) •••• Genus: Cervus (Common Deer) ••••• Species: Cervus Elaphus (Red Deer) ••••• Species: Cervus Corsicanus (Corsican Deer) ••••• Species: Cervus Barbarus (Barbary Deer) ••••• Species: Cervus Hanglu (Bactrian Deer) ••••• Species: Cervus Canadensis (Elk) •••• Genus: Przewalskium (Thorold's Deer) ••••• Species: Przewalskium Albirostris (Thorold's Deer) •••• Genus: Elaphurus (Père David's Deer) ••••• Species: Elaphurus Davidianus (Père David's Deer)

Great info !

Good information thank you 👍🏽

Thank you, wry much appreciated

I need you Jim to sign my book 📖 thanks

Does this also apply to antlerless

I mean no disrespect but I have hunted for decades and can tell you that whitetail will stop at a distance and turn to look at whatever jumped them. They also move in a circle and look at what (or who) jumped them, from a different angle.

Are whitetail in Canada will easily reach 180 to 220 pounds on a large buck

i love all deer but white tailed are the best

Carp deer? Arizona warden once told me to come down south and hunt smart deer. Instead of hunting those carp deer up north.