Chinese water deer vs wild cotoneaster

Hydropotes inermis compared with Cotoneaster integerrimus

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while wild cotoneaster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	wild cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Cotoneaster integerrimus

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

wild cotoneaster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	wild cotoneaster
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).

wild cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden