Chinese water deer vs Forked Aster

Hydropotes inermis compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hydropotes	Eurybia
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Forked Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Forked Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).