What kind of deers are extinct?

* Eastern elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis): Formerly found in eastern North America, the eastern elk was the largest subspecies of elk in the world. It stood up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall at the shoulder and weighed up to 1,200 pounds (540 kilograms). The eastern elk was hunted to extinction by European settlers in the mid-1800s.

* Schomburgk's deer (Blastocerus dichotomus): This South American deer was found in parts of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It was a large deer, with males standing up to 39 inches (100 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighing up to 275 pounds (124 kilograms). Females were smaller, standing up to 34 inches (86 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighing up to 200 pounds (90 kilograms). Schomburgk's deer was hunted to extinction by the late 1800s.

* Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus): This Chinese deer was named after Armand David, a French missionary who discovered it in 1869. Père David's deer was a large deer, with males standing up to 43 inches (109 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighing up to 330 pounds (150 kilograms). Females were smaller, standing up to 40 inches (102 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighing up to 240 pounds (108 kilograms). Père David's deer was hunted nearly to extinction during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. Only a few individuals survived, and the species was eventually reintroduced to China in the 1950s.

* Yucatan brown brocket (Mazama pandora): This small deer was found on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. It was a dark brown deer, with males standing up to 24 inches (61 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighing up to 44 pounds (20 kilograms). Females were smaller, standing up to 22 inches (56 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighing up to 33 pounds (15 kilograms). The Yucatan brown brocket was hunted to extinction by the mid-1900s.

* Jamaican brocket (Mazama americana): This small deer was found in Jamaica. It was a reddish-brown deer, with males standing up to 23 inches (58 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighing up to 33 pounds (15 kilograms). Females were smaller, standing up to 21 inches (53 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighing up to 26 pounds (12 kilograms). The Jamaican brocket was hunted to extinction by the mid-1800s.