Whitetail Deer
Cheyenne Dawson
Classification:
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Artiodactyla
Family- Cervidae
Genus- Odocoileus
Species- O. Virginianus
Scientific Name:
Odocoileus Virginianus
Habitat, Diet, and Size:
Whitetail deer prefer to live in the woods, pasture lands, and meadows. They eat herbivores, leafs, twigs, fruit, and nuts. Also a mature male buck is about 4 feet tall and weighs about 150 to 100 pounds.