| Tufted deer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | Elaphodus Milne-Edwards, 1872 |
| Species: | E. cephalophus
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaphodus cephalophus Milne-Edwards, 1872
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The tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males.[2] It is a close relative of the muntjac, living somewhat further north over a wide area of central China and northeastern Myanmar. Suffering from overhunting and habitat loss, this deer is considered near-threatened. It is the only member of the genus Elaphodus.
- ^ Harris, R.B.; Jiang, Z. (2015). "Elaphodus cephalophus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T7112A22159620. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T7112A22159620.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Leslie Jr., David M; Lee, Dana N; Dolman, Richard W (13 December 2013). "Elaphodus cephalophus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae)". Mammalian Species. 45 (904): 80–91. doi:10.1644/904.1.