Water deer
Hydropotes inermis
VulnerablePhoto: Snowyowls · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mammalherbivore
The water deer is a small, tusked deer found in China and Korea. Unlike other deer, it sports sharp tusks instead of antlers. This shy animal was first introduced to Western science in 1870.
- Males have long, curved tusks used for fighting rivals.
- Native to river valleys and grasslands in East Asia.
- Discovered by British naturalist Robert Swinhoe.
WetlandGrasslandAsia
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Hydropotes inermis
- Habitat
- Wetland, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable (VU)
