Chinese water deer vs Mountain Cherry

Hydropotes inermis compared with Prunus prostrata

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Mountain Cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Hydropotes	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Mountain Cherry
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).

Mountain Cherry

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).