White-tailed Deer ²

Identification:
A white-tailed deer has ovalish scat and a heart-shaped track with a 30 in stride.
The whitetail deer has brownish fur. Fawns have brown fur with white spots. A male weighs about 150 pounds and female weighs about 130 pounds.

Niche:
A whitetail deer is a consumer. It eats plants to get its energy.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer

Sources and Credits

1. (c) J. Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/91115622@N00/751501000
2. Adapted by redsquirrel4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odocoileus_virginianus

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