Chinese water deer vs Eurasian beaver

Hydropotes inermis compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Eurasian beaver is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Eurasian beaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Hydropotes	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese water deer and Eurasian beaver share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian beaver

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Eurasian beaver
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).

Eurasian beaver

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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).

Eurasian beaver

欧亚河狸（Castor fiber）在IUCN红色名录中被列为易危（VU）。面临野外高度濒危风险，种群数量下降，栖息地压力日益增大。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden