Chinese water deer vs Fringed dodder

Hydropotes inermis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese water deer Fringed dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Cervidae (Deer) Convolvulaceae
Genus Hydropotes Cuscuta
Species Hydropotes inermis Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese water deer Fringed dodder
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).

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Chinese water deer

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

Fringed dodder

No description available.

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