Generally, real leather are including cow leather, pigskin leather, horsehide leather, and sheep leather....and how can we distinguish the real leather from faux leather? 

Firstly, let's start from the pore thickness of leather surface, the density and distribution. Authentic coach handbags are made of real leather indeedly .

Pigskin leather: the pore of leather surface is round and thick, aslant extends to inner leather. Three pores make a group. There seem several triangle drawings on the surface.
Cow leather: scalper leather and buffalo leather are all cow leather but with some differences. The pore of scalper leather surface is round and directly extends to inner leather. The pores are tight and equal but disorderly arranged like starriness. The pore of buffalo leather surface is even thicker but with less quantity of pores and the leather quality is loose, not as fine as scalper leather.
Horsehide leather: The pore of horsehide leather surface is ellipse and bigger than scalper leather pore but with orderly arrangement.
Sheep leather: The pore of sheep leather surface is oblate and clear. Several pores make a group and arranged like scale. Leatheroid and synthetic leather: Bottomed with non-woven.
fabric, together with compounded materials makes leatheroid and synthetic leather. It is a kind of plastic products, similar to natural leather. This kind of leather owns features of pliability, endurance and elasticity but with bad ventilation. However, it is used extensively because of its cheap price. From front view, there are no natural pores. On the back bottom, it is woven or non-woven fabric, not animal skin board. Besides, leatheroid and synthetic leather are not able to endure cold. Over cold will make it hard and brickle. Generally ,wholesale handbags are popular between retailers as its cheap price and can make more money .
 Different leather has different features and usage. For example, cow leather is fine with high intensity and suitable for making shoes. Sheep leather is lightweight, thin and soft and is ideal material to make leather garments. Pigskin leather has good ventilation and fit for underwear and children products. Horsehide leather has high intensity of fiber frame and best for chaparejos and leather boot.