Classification
Domain: Eukarya- cells contain a membrane bound nucleus
Kingdom: Animalia- heterotrophic, multicellular
Phylum: Chordata- contains a notochord, pharyngeal gill slits, dorsal nerve cord, and endostyle at some point in development
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia- possess middle ear bones, hair, and mammary glands
Order: Artiodactyla- the animals third and fourth digits are large and bear its weight on all artiodactyls, hence the name
Family: Cervidae- deer, moose, elk and caribou
Genus: Odocoileus- mule deer and white-tailed deer
Species: Odocoileus hemionus- mule deer
