Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve White-tailed deer - Odocoileus virginianus. This common deer has its highest population density in Rhode Island on Prudence Island. The island supports a herd of approximately 300 individuals.

Image ID: nerr0382, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection
Location: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Photo Date: 1996 October

Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

The white-tailed deer or whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a medium-sized deer native to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. Odocoileus virginianus can be recognized by the characteristic white underside to its tail.