Key Deer – Odocoileus virginianus clavium. Females are smaller, weighing 65 pounds on average. They are about 2 ½ feet tall so when people do see them they automatically assume they are looking at young deer instead of a species that is full grown.
Foraging The Key deer's diet varies seasonally with availability of specific plants and changes in nutritional requirements (Carlson et al.
Seasonal availability of special foods [e.g., black mangrove (Avicennia germinans), palm (Thrinax morrisii, Coccothrinax argentata), and dilly fruits (Manilkara bahamensis)] influences Key deer movements.
On average, the deer stand only about 24 to 32 inches (61 to 81 centimeters) at the shoulder. A: The largest males typically stand only about 1 meter at the shoulder and weigh a maximum of around 80-100 lbs. Q: Aren’t Key deer just white-tailed deer? White-tailed deer from the tropics and the Florida Keys are markedly smaller-bodied than temperate populations, averaging 35 to 50 kg (77 to 110 lb), with an occasional adult female as small as 25 kg (55 lb). Q: How big are Key deer? The Key Deer is a subspecies of the White Tailed Deer but they are much smaller.
Like other white-tailed deer, they are typically reddish-brown or grayish-brown in color. They males average in size from 50 to 75 pounds.
A Key deer forages for food in the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key. The new Nature Center for the Florida Keys NWRs, including National Key Deer Refuge has moved to 30587 Overseas Highway. They females are from 40 to 65 pounds. Adult males, or bucks, weigh 55 to 75 pounds (25 to 34 kilograms). The Key deer is a subspecies of the white-tailed deer. White-tailed deer from the Andes are larger than other tropical deer of this species, and have thick, slightly woolly looking fur. The fate of the population following Hurricane Irma remains uncertain. Key deer fawns are about the size of a small housecat.
1989, Klimstra and Dooley 1990). Hours are 10 am-3 pm Monday - Saturday. Adult females, or does, weigh slightly less.