Chinese water deer vs Stinking iris

Hydropotes inermis compared with Iris foetidissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Hydropotes	Iris
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese water deer and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Stinking iris
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).

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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