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What are the rare deer in China

1, musk: smaller, weighing about 10 kilograms. Both males and females are hornless. Male upper canine teeth fang-like, protruding outside the mouth. Hind limbs longer than the forelimbs. With gall bladder. Male musk has musk glands, secretion of musk with a strong aroma, is extremely valuable medicinal herbs and high-grade spices.

2, muntjac: South China is a common medium-sized deer. Suede skin is fine and tough, is a good material for clothing leather and precision instrument leather, for China's traditional export commodities.

3, Sika deer: summer hair reddish brown, with significant white spots, winter hair brown, white spots do not show. Hip with obvious white spots, male horns with four forks. The infraorbital glands are well developed. Historically it was widely distributed in China, but currently only survives in a few areas of Anhui and in the far north of Sichuan. Deer farms have been established in many parts of China for captive breeding as the main source of antler cutting. Deer tires, deer blood, deer whip and deer viscera are valuable medicinal herbs.

4, horse deer : is a large deer, weight up to more than 200 kilograms, antler is also a valuable medicinal herbs, the quality is second only to the sika deer, but the production is higher.