Mule Deer

The Mule Deer, commonly called "Mulies", are easily distinguished by its large ears, which would resemble a mule's. The simple difference between a whitetail, mulie, and blacktail deer are the tails; the whitetail has a complete white underside, the blacktail has white underneath but a black layer of hair on top, and the mule deer has a white rump with a black-tipped tail. Mulies also have a different main beam of their antlers than whitetails. While a whitetail's main beam is following a straight, curved posture, a mule deer's main beam forks about halfway. While white-tailed deer bound as a form of running, mule deer will unusually leap, with every foot simultaneously hitting the ground. This is called stotting. Also, mulies will not run with their tails in the air.

Subspecies
-Rocky Mountain Mule Deer

-Desert Mule Deer

-Southern Mule Deer