Blackbeard Island white-tailed deer

The Blackbeard Island white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus nigribarbis) or the Blackbeard Island deer,[2] is a very rare subspecies of the white-tailed deer that is endemic to Blackbeard Island, Georgia.[3] It is listed as "Critically Imperiled" by NatureServe,[1] for its range only covers only 5,618 acres of land with limited habitats and potentially low populations, although the subspecies is provided a source of protection from the Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge.[4] The Blackbeard Island white-tailed deer is one of four white-tailed deer subspecies that are endemic to islands within the United States, with every island being remarkably small.[5]

Blackbeard Island white-tailed deer

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Odocoileus
Species:
Subspecies:
O. v. nigribarbis
Trinomial name
Odocoileus virginianus nigribarbis
Goldman & Kellogg, 1940
Range is located at number 21

References

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  1. ^ a b NatureServe (1 March 2024). "Odocoileus virginianus nigribarbis". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Blackbeard Island Deer (Subspecies Odocoileus virginianus nigribarbis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  3. ^ "Odocoileus virginianus nigribarbis Goldman & Kellogg, 1940". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  4. ^ "Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge". The Sights and Sites of America. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  5. ^ "Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2023-05-29.