What species of deer are there? What does deer represent?

Cervidae is a family of mammals under the order Artiodactyla. They are horned ruminants of different sizes, distributed in Eurasia, Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, North America, South America and southwest Africa. What are the species of that deer? What does the deer mean?

Deer belong to 1 family of Artiodactyla, belonging to 16 genera and 52 species. Deer is the general name of deer family animals, some people call deer economic animals, some people call deer medicinal animals, all show that deer has high economic value. There are 47 species of Cervidae in the world and 16 species of 9 genera in China. They are spotted deer of the genus Cervus and sika deer of the genus Cervus. Water deer (black deer), white-lipped deer, red deer, deer (slope deer); moose deer of the genus moose; moose of the moose genus; reindeer of the reindeer genus; black muntjac, small muntjac and red muntjac of the suede genus; haircrowned deer of the genus Swertia; Swertia (river muntjac). Generally speaking, sika deer, red deer, white-lipped deer and water deer with antler value are called antler deer. Chinese Pharmacopoeia only recognizes sika deer and red deer.

1. Sika deer

Sika deer is a medium-sized deer, weighing 80-130 kg, summer hair is brown, yellow-brown or brown-red, covered with white spots, such as plum blossoms, so it is called sika deer. There are 6 subspecies of sika deer in China, only the northeast sika deer subspecies and Sichuan sika deer subspecies native to Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, and only hundreds of sika deer subspecies in Sichuan. There are not many wild sika deer subspecies in Northeast China, and most of them are domestic sika deer. There are about 400000 ~ 500000 sika deer in China. The sika deer in Jilin Province has a history of about 300 years, and there are 150000 sika deer in Jilin Province. due to the isolation of the region and the difference of ecological conditions, the sika deer in Jilin Province have different characteristics in physiology, anatomy and production performance. Jilin sika deer are divided into five types: Shuangyang sika deer, Dongfeng sika deer and Yitong sika deer. Longtan mountain type sika deer and Fusong type sika deer. On the basis of these sika deer type groups, Shuangyang sika deer breed, Changbai mountain sika deer strain and Xifeng sika deer breed were cultivated after artificial breeding for many years. These deer have the characteristics of strong production capacity and genetic stability, which have made a great contribution to promoting the production of deer industry.

2. Red deer

Red deer is a large deer, weighing 150 to 250 kilograms. It is a kind of red deer. It is called red deer because it looks like a horse. There are still differences in the classification of red deer subspecies. Ma Yiqing (1998) divided the world red deer into 22 subspecies. There are 8 subspecies in China, which are Tianshan subspecies, Yerqiang (Tarim) subspecies, Altai subspecies, Northeast subspecies, Alashan subspecies, Gansu subspecies, Sichuan subspecies and Xizang subspecies. There are many wild red deer in China, mainly in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Xinganling. In the 1980s, there were no less than 300000 to 400000 animals, and the resources were seriously damaged due to excessive hunting. There are about 100000 domestic red deer.

(1) the northeast red deer, also known as yellow-buttocked red deer, is native to the Changbai Mountains and the Great and small Xing'an Mountains in Northeast China. The northeast red deer has a large body, but the production capacity is low. At present, most of the raised red deer have been crossbred with Tianshan red deer.

(2) Tianshan red deer are produced in the north of Xinjiang, among which the red deer produced in Yili and Altay have high productivity and are widely introduced to the mainland. Tianshan red deer introduced to Qingyuan area of Liaoning Province has formed a Qingyuan strain of Tianshan red deer after breeding, and its production capacity is higher than that of the original area.

(3) Tarim red deer is produced in the Tarim River Basin in the south of Xinjiang. because it lives in the Gobi area with drought and little rain, it has the characteristics of drought tolerance, rough feeding and high productivity. Tarim red deer has been bred by the second Agricultural Division of Xinjiang production and Construction Corps.

3. White-lipped deer

White-lipped deer is also a large deer, living in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau above 3000 meters above sea level, its antler ossification degree is light, the antler skin contains less fat, because of its strong specialization, it is not easy to be introduced into the mainland.

4. Wooden deer

Medium-sized deer, mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Liangguang and Taiwan Province, have a high degree of tricuspid ossification. In addition, reindeer, slope deer, moose and moose also have great development value.

What does the deer mean?

"Lu" is homophonic with the word Lu, symbolizing auspicious longevity and promotion. It is said that thousands of years are green deer and two thousand years are metaphysical deer. Therefore, the deer is the fairy beast of longevity. Deer often work with cranes to defend Ganoderma lucidum fairy grass, and the deer word is homonym with the Lu character in "Fu, Lu, Shou", so it is often used to express longevity and prosperity in some paintings.

Deer and crane are spiritual things that represent health and longevity in fengshui. Lu Tong and he Tong Fairy are high apprentices under the altar of Antarctic Immortals, the old birthday star. "Luhe Xianzhi" mascot, sika deer lying next to a big Birthday Bun with Bean Paste Filling, a fairy crane standing side by side, deer and crane together with a Ganoderma lucidum fairy grass. It shows longevity, good health and everlasting youth.

In myths and legends, the three immortals of Penglai in the East China Sea are "Fu Lu Shou". Deer, homophonic "Lu", the meaning of high officials, and sika deer is related to the "plum blossom list", symbolizing the scholar to become a famous high school.

If someone in your family is worried about being promoted, you might as well put a deer-shaped ornament in your home. Deer has been regarded as an auspicious thing since ancient times, a symbol of political power and knighthood. "Historical Records" said: "Qin lost its deer, the world chased it." It means that the emperor of the Qin Dynasty lost his political power. Losing a deer is a loss of power, and naturally getting a deer is to get a position of power, and putting a deer in the home is very beneficial for job seekers to gain power. In addition, the deer itself is homophonic with "Lu", and the deer symbolizes "income", which can play a good role in promoting the promotion of the family.

Not only for those who are promoted, but also for those who are studying, deer also have a good fengshui effect. Deer is one of the most sensitive animals, with a keen sense of smell and hearing. Put deer-shaped ornaments in the study, can activate the study atmosphere, make people open, and improve learning efficiency.

However, it should be noted that deer-shaped ornaments should not be placed in the bedroom, which may cause insomnia; in addition, people who are tigers and dogs in the zodiac are not suitable for deer-shaped ornaments.

Deer in ancient myths and legends and historical books, have a good moral, put deer in an appropriate position in the home, the luck of family members, has an upward promotion role, pay attention to fengshui home owners might as well give it a try.