Chinese water deer vs Lesser bilby

Hydropotes inermis compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Hydropotes	Macrotis
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese water deer and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Lesser bilby
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).

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese water deer

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