Chinese water deer vs Light Red Meranti

Hydropotes inermis compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Shorea
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Light Red Meranti
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).

Light Red Meranti

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).