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title: "Muildierhert"
description: "Odocoileus hemionus — Zoogdieren. The mule deer is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/mule-deer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Muildierhert

> Odocoileus hemionus — Zoogdieren. The mule deer is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule.

- Scientific name: *Odocoileus hemionus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 205848
- Wikidata: [Q338831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q338831)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42220](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42220)

## Names

- en: Mule Deer
- de: Maultierhirsch
- es: Venado bura
- fr: Cerf mulet
- nl: Muildierhert
- pl: Mulak czarnoogonowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (158106), CA (29411), MX (1315)

## Summary

The mule deer is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Two subspecies of mule deer are grouped into the black-tailed deer.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule_deer

## Photo

![Muildierhert](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mule-deer/medium.jpg)

Photo: rdclark86 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143758829

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mule-deer?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).