▁Four ▁sub species ▁of ▁the ▁tu ft ed ▁de er ▁are ▁recognized , ▁with ▁one ▁having ▁doubt ful ▁tax onom ic ▁status : ▁ ▁E . ▁c . ▁ce phal oph us ▁– ▁the ▁largest ▁sub species , ▁brown ish ▁coat , ▁found ▁in ▁south western ▁China ▁and ▁n ort he astern ▁My an mar . ▁E . ▁c . ▁mich ian us ▁– ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁narrow ▁sn out , ▁found ▁in ▁sout he astern ▁China . ▁E . ▁c . ▁ich ang ensis ▁– ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁broad ▁sn out , ▁with ▁a ▁grey - b rown ▁coat , ▁found ▁in ▁Central ▁China . ▁E . ▁c . ▁for ci ensus ▁– ▁doubt ful ▁sub species , ▁distribution ▁unclear . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁tu ft ed ▁de er ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁m unt j ac ▁in ▁appearance , ▁but ▁the ▁longer ▁ne cks ▁and ▁legs ▁give ▁it ▁a ▁slightly ▁lean er ▁appearance . ▁The ▁coat ▁is ▁co arse ▁with ▁short ▁and ▁st iff ▁hair s , ▁being ▁almost ▁black ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁and ▁ch oc olate ▁brown ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁The ▁lips , ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁ears , ▁and ▁the ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁t ails ▁are ▁white . ▁A ▁tu ft ▁of ▁horses ho e - sh aped ▁hair ▁is ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁fore head ▁and ▁upper ▁neck , ▁being ▁brown ▁to ▁black , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁striking ▁feature ▁of ▁this ▁de er ▁is ▁the ▁f ang -