<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31477785</termId><termName>Odocoileus columbianus</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Species of deer found in western North America, primarily in the Pacific Northwest region. Some classifications regard it as a subspecies of mule deer. However, recent DNA analysis indicates that the mule deer is apparently a rather recent form that arose from hybridization of female white-tailed and male of the ancient black-tailed deer. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:08:40</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31477786</termId><termName>black-tail deer</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31477787</termId><termName>black-tailed deer</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31477788</termId><termName>blacktail deer</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31477789</termId><termName>coast deer</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31469274</termId><termName>Odocoileus</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>