Chinese water deer vs Seneca Root

Hydropotes inermis compared with Polygala senega

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Polygalaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Polygala
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Seneca Root
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).

Seneca Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and United States.

Chinese water deer

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