Chinese water deer vs Root-headed Centaury

Hydropotes inermis compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Hydropotes	Centaurea
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Root-headed Centaury
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).

Root-headed Centaury

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).