Odocoileus

OdocoileusRafinesque, 1832

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Hall (1981:1087) employed Dama Zimmermann, 1780, of which Dama virginiana (= Odocoileus virginianus) is the type, for this genus, but Dama Frisch, 1775, with Cervus dama (= Dama dama) as type has priority and thus preoccupies Dama Zimmermann, 1780 (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1960).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.