The Sichuan deer also known as MacNeill's deer is a subspecies of Wapiti

Elk

The Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...

 native to Western China.

Description

This large, highland deer is of very pale, finely spotted color with gray or brownish black. The winter coat is of a brownish wash. These deer, along with the Tibetan red deer

Tibetan red deer

The Tibetan red deer also known as shou is a subspecies of Wapiti that is native to the southern Tibetan highlands and Bhutan.-Description:...

 are the largest subspecies of Central Asian Red Deer. Older adult males may carry six tines on each antler similar to Wapiti

Elk

The Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...

subspecies. Also, unlike other Central Asian Red Deer subspecies, females do have short neck-manes during the winter.

Range/Discovery

This rare deer was first described in 1909 from a female specimen. 26 years later, male specimens were found and its true status became known. It lives in along the Chinese-Tibetan border.