Water deer
SpeciesDeer
A small deer from Korea and China with prominent tusks
1.60Rare
Rare
Water deer
- Deer
The water deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a small deer species native to Korea and China. Unlike all other living true deer, it has prominent tusks. It was first described to the Western world by Robert Swinhoe in 1870.
- Scientific name
- Hydropotes inermis
- Native range
- Korea and China
- Distinctive feature
- Prominent tusks
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Water deer (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q192573
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Altaileopard. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsAltaileopard, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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