Chinese water deer vs rough bindweed

Hydropotes inermis compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Smilax
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	rough bindweed
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).

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chinese water deer

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium