''Odocoileus'' is a genus of medium-sized deer (family Cervidae) containing three species native to the Americas.''Odocoileus''
Mammal Species of the World, 3rd EditionGutiérrez, E. E., Helgen, K. M., McDonough, M. M., Bauer, F., Hawkins, M. T., Escobedo-Morales, L. A., ... & Maldonado, J. E. (2017). A gene-tree test of the traditional taxonomy of American deer: the importance of voucher specimens, geographic data, and dense sampling. ZooKeys, (697), 87. The name is sometimes spelled ''odocoeleus''; it is from a contraction of the roots ''odonto-'' and ''coelus'' meaning "hollow-tooth".

Extant species

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Odocoileus, Capreolinae Mammal genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Pleistocene mammals of South America {{Eventoedungulate-stub