Chinese water deer vs Mackay's heath

Hydropotes inermis compared with Erica mackayana

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Mackay's heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Mackay's heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Ericaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Erica
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Erica mackayana

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Mackay's heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Mackay's heath
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).

Mackay's heath

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).