338 Mammals of Eastern Asia 
in Hyelaphus) ; the hoofs of the hind feet are almost completely 
united underneath by a web of skin. The length of the tail is 
short to medium. Except in Cervus and Sika there is no contrast- 
ing white patch on the buttocks, as in the Roe Deer and Rein- 
deer. 
The Hog Deer, subgenus Hyelaphus, are small Deer 25 to 
29 inches in height at the shoulder, built rather low and stout, 
with short legs. The bases of the antlers rise well above the 
frontal bones. The antlers are very long, with rather tall brow 
tines and a pair of long, forked tines branching from the long, 
Fig. 71. Hog Deer, Cervus {Hyelaphus) porcinus. 
