However, as in many species of Old World deer, some adults do retain a few spots on the backs of their summer coats.

It is thought that the new world group originates from the forests of North America and Siberia, the old world deer in Asia.

Cervinae or the Old World deer (denoting their place of origin, not their current distribution), is a subfamily of deer.

Muntiacini was previously considered to be a subfamily, Muntiacinae, but is now considered a tribe in Cervinae.

Alternatively, they are known as the telemetacarpal deer, due to their ankle structure being different from the plesiometacarpal deer of Cervinae.

Subfamily Cervinae (Old World (plesiometacarpal) deer)