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Water Deer
Hydropotes inermis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
White-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus
Reeves's MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Eastern Roe DeerCapreolus pygargus
Western Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Indochinese Hog DeerAxis porcinus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,059 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 5,059 |
| United Kingdom | 411 |
| England | 411 |
| South Korea | 342 |
| South Chungcheong | 108 |
| Gyeonggi | 84 |
| Gangwon | 48 |
| China | 40 |
| Russia | 37 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification
Physical
- HornedHas prominent horns or antlersFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Even-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla |
| Family | Deer · Cervidae |
| Genus | Pseudo-Musk Deers · Hydropotes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Water Deer with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.