Deer with smallest antlers
- Who
- tufted deer Elaphodus cephalophus
- Where
- China
- When
- 1500 BC
The species of deer with the smallest antlers is the tufted deer Elaphodus cephalophus of Asia. Its antlers are so tiny, only 5 cm or so long, that they are often completely hidden from sight beneath a tuft of black hair on its brow, after which this species derives its name.