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title: "Kuifhert"
description: "Elaphodus cephalophus — Zoogdieren. The tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/tufted-deer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kuifhert

> Elaphodus cephalophus — Zoogdieren. The tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males.

- Scientific name: *Elaphodus cephalophus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 193
- Wikidata: [Q723575](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723575)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42195](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42195)

## Names

- en: Tufted Deer
- de: Schopfhirsch
- es: Ciervo asiático de copete
- fr: Élaphode
- nl: Kuifhert
- pl: Jelonek czubaty

## Countries with the most observations

CN (146)

## Summary

The tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males. It is a close relative of the muntjac, living somewhat further north over a wide area of central China and northeastern Myanmar. Suffering from overhunting and habitat loss, this deer is considered near-threatened. It is the only member of the genus Elaphodus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufted_deer

## Photo

![Kuifhert](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tufted-deer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Felix Puff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/362740107

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tufted-deer?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).