Tufted deer (Maegami deer)

Japanese: マエガミジカ(前髪鹿) - マエガミジカ（英語表記）tufted deer

A small, even-toed mammal of the Cervidae family (illustration) with very short horns measuring 1-3 cm in length. It resembles a muntjac, but its horns are branchless, and as its name suggests, the hair on the male's forehead grows to about 17 cm long, forming a horseshoe-shaped black crest. The crest covers the horns. Males have long tusks (canines) on their upper jaw. The hair is hard and coarse, almost like thorns. The body is dark brown to dark gray. Some individuals have marbled white spots on the front half of their body. Body length is 110-160 cm, shoulder height is 52-72 cm, tail length is 7-15 cm, and weight is 40-50 kg. It is found in southern China, Tibet, and Myanmar.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長さ1～3cmのごく短い角をもつ小型の偶蹄目シカ科の哺乳類（イラスト）。キョンに似るが角に枝がなく，名のように雄の前頭部の毛が17cmほどに長くのびて，馬蹄形の黒色の毛冠をつくるのが特徴。毛冠は角をおおいかくす。雄の上あごには長いきば(犬歯)がある。毛は硬く，粗く，ほとんどとげに近い。体色は暗褐色ないし暗い灰色。個体によって前半身に霜降り状の白斑のあるものがある。体長110～160cm，肩高52～72cm，尾長7～15cm，体重40～50kg，中国南部，チベット，ミャンマーに分布。

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