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water deer
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species of mammal
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The water deer, scientifically named *Hydropotes inermis*, is a species of mammal within the genus *Hydropotes*. It is a viviparous herbivore that inhabits forest environments. The species has a gestation period of 195 days, and the longest observed lifespan is 13.9 years.
Native to Korea and China, the water deer is also invasive to the United Kingdom, France, and Russia. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Vulnerable, a designation recorded in 2015. The species is also referred to by the common names Chinese Water Deer and Wasserreh.
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Species
VulnerableWater Deer
species
獐，亦作麞、麕，又名河麂、牙獐、水鹿、吸血鬼鹿，被认为是最原始的鹿科动物，原产地在中国东部和朝鲜半岛，1870年代被引入英国，其特色为具有獠牙，无鹿角。獐在台灣已滅絕，只存在在遺址中 ; 中国境内則属于濒危动物，目前主要分布在舟山群岛、洪泽湖、洞庭湖周边等湿地。 由於其牙齒外觀，獐又被稱作吸血鬼鹿，但牠們其實不吸血。
via IUCN
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Encyclopedic overview
The water deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a small deer species native to Korea and China. It has prominent tusks, similar to those of musk deer. It was first described to the Western world by Robert Swinhoe in 1870.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “water deer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.