Characteristics
Wt. 150-300 lb. (70-136kg) or more; Shoulder Ht. 36"-40" (91-102 cm); Length 48"-84" (122-213 cm). The mule deer is stockier than the white-tailed deer. In summer the mule deer is brown-tan to reddish, in winter they are more gray-brown. The mule deer has white undersides and black on the side of its chin. The inside of its ears are white. The black-tipped tail and rump patch are white (black-tailed deer tails are black or brown on top). The buck has antlers with branched tines off the main beam. The doe is smaller and does not have antlers. The mule deer can run up to 35 mph (56 kph) for short distances.
Habitat
The mule deer lives in a varied habitat from forest edges and foothills to mountains and prairies.
Distribution
Western North America; black-tailed deer are on the Pacific Coast and desert mule deer are in northern Mexico and southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
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