1, black muntjac: also known as Wuyi and Wujinyi. The body shape is similar to that of red muntjac, weighing 20-30 kg. The body hair is brown-black, with mottled maroon spots on the top of the head and a bunch of bright brown long tufts of hair on the forehead, which is similar to the hairy-crowned muntjac, but different in color. The hair on the back of the tail is black, the hair on the abdomen is white, and the hair on the buttocks and groin is pure white. Black muntjac is an endemic species in China, with no subspecies differentiation, narrow distribution area and small number. At present, it is known to be distributed in southern Anhui, western Zhejiang and parts of Fujian and Jiangxi bordering on it.
Red muntjac: Also known as Huang Yi. It is the largest species of Muntiaceae (1). The appearance of red muntjac is very similar to that of small muntjac, and its light brown body hair is not dyed sesame brown, which can be distinguished from small muntjac. In addition, red muntjac is much bigger than small muntjac, weighing 20-33kg. Red muntjac has obvious black bands from the base of the male horn to the rear edge of the orbit, almost forming V-shaped black stripes, and its body hair is brown to reddish brown, but it is mixed with black hair from the back of the head to the center of the shoulder, with dark color, white-gray jaw hair, light yellow hair from the chest to the waist and ochre-brown belly line.
3. Xiao Ji: Also known as Xiao and Mao Yi. Red muntjac is the smallest muntjac, and its adult size is 12- 17 kg. The horns of male animals are shorter than those of red muntjac, and there is a clear black line from the front edge of horn stalk to the upper edge of eyebrows. There is a wide and shallow black line from the back of the head to the shoulders along the back neck. The hair on the back of the body is yellowish brown, and each hair is composed of yellow, dark brown and white, so it appears on the yellow background.
4. Fei's red muntjac: also known as Lin Chimuntjac and Wu Chimuntjac. The weight is 2 1 kg. There are obvious frontal glands and suborbital glands on the head, and hard tufts of hair on the forehead, about 20 mm long. Body hair is black, but brown and brown. The armpit, groin and inner leg of the mouse are all white, and there is a wide white stripe extending from the inner leg to the heel.
Morphological differences between roe deer and muntjac.
1, roe deer: the roe deer is long 100- 140 cm, the tail is only 2-3 cm long and weighs 50-80 kg. The male is slightly larger, with yellow grass and white hair under the tail root. Males have horns, females have no horns.
2. Red muntjac: The adult weight of red muntjac is 16-25 kg, its body length is 75- 1 15 cm, its legs are thin and strong, it is good at jumping, and its skin is soft, so it can be used for tanning. Only the male muntjac has short horns, the horns extend backward, and the tips bend inward, regardless of bifurcation or only 1.