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Order

(The Even-toed Ungulates)

The order Artiodactyla is represented in California by the following taxa:
Family Antilocapridae
Genus Antilocapra
Antilocapra americana (Pronghorn)
Family Bovidae (sheep, goats, and cattle)
Subfamily Antilopinae
 Genus Antilope
Antilope cervicapra (Blackbuck) [Introduced]
Subfamily Bovinae
 Genus Bison
Bison bison (Bison) [Introduced]
Genus Bos
Bos taurus (Feral Cattle) [Introduced]
Subfamily Caprinae
 Genus Ammotragus
Ammotragus lervia (Barbary Sheep) [Introduced]
 Genus Capra
Capra hircus (Feral Goat) [Introduced]
Genus Hemitragus
Hemitragus jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) [Introduced]
Genus Ovis
Ovis aries (Feral Sheep) [Introduced]
Ovis canadensis (Bighorn Sheep)
Family Cervidae (deer)
Genus Axis
Axis axis (Axis Deer) [Introduced]
Genus Cervus
Cervus elaphus nannodes (Tule Elk)
Cervus elaphus nelsoni (Rocky Mountain Elk) [Introduced]
Cervus elaphus roosevelti (Roosevelt Elk)
Cervus unicolor (Sambar) [Introduced]
Genus Dama
Dama dama (Fallow Deer) [Introduced]
Genus Odocoileus
Odocoileus hemionus (Black-tailed Deer or Mule Deer)
Odocoileus virginianus (White-tailed Deer)
Family Suidae (pigs and peccaries)
Genus Sus
Sus scrofa (Wild Boar) [Introduced]
 

Those species marked with an asterisk (*) are non-native species that have been introduced to the California fauna.