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How tall is a white-tailed deer?

A white-tailed deer stands 2 ft 6 in to 3 ft 0 in (76 to 91 cm) at the shoulder (mature bucks).

White-tailed deer: 2 ft 6 in to 3 ft 0 in (76 to 91 cm) at the shoulder (mature bucks); Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).White-tailed deer: 2 ft 6 in to 3 ft 0 in (76 to 91 cm), measured at the shoulder (antlers excluded). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). White-tailed deer: 2 ft 6 in to 3 ft 0 in (76 to 91 cm) at the shoulder (mature bucks); Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).White-tailed deer: 2 ft 6 in to 3 ft 0 in (76 to 91 cm), measured at the shoulder (antlers excluded). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm).

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What a white-tailed deer’s height measures

Drawn at the same 2 ft 6 in: Greyhound, Cougar and Scottish Deerhound. Same drawing, different listings: a white-tailed deer’s and a Scottish Deerhound’s figures are each the lower end of its male range, a Greyhound’s the top of its male range, a cougar’s a maximum.

This is a published species or breed reference, not a prediction for an individual animal. Where a range is supplied, both ends appear with the reading. Shoulder height and head height are kept apart when comparing animals.

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Published height

2 ft 6 in to 3 ft 0 in (76 to 91 cm)

A white-tailed deer stands 2 ft 6 in to 3 ft 0 in (76 to 91 cm) at the shoulder (mature bucks).

Source: National Park Service

The published range runs from 2 ft 6 in (76.2 cm) to 3 ft 0 in (91.4 cm).

Compared with a white-tailed deer

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For the height itself, cite the original publisher as well: National Park Service.

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A white-tailed deer, 2 ft 6 in (76.2 cm), drawn to scale beside a Greyhound, 2 ft 6 in (76.2 cm)