Hydropotes (asia)


 

1 species

| Hydropote or Water deer |

| Hydropotes inermis |

 

Hydropote or Water deerCommun name : Hydropote or Water deer
Latin name : Hydropotes inermis (Swinhoe 1870)
Localisation : China, Korea (introduced in UK)
Habitat : river banks with reeds and rushes, grassy area, fields
Size : 1 m length, 45-55 cm high, 9-14 kg

It the is only male cervidae without antlers but with hypertrophied canines. Night creatures. Female can give birth to 4 young in the same season -- a record for the cervidae.

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2 sub-species

  • Hydropotes inermis argryopus : Korean Water-deer, Corea (Heude 1884) .
  • Hydropotes inermis inermus : Chinese Water Deer, China (Swinhoe 1870) .