water deer

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q192573
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water deer

Summary

water deer is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,867 views/month, #953 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • water deer's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • water deer is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • water deer's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • water deer belongs to the parent taxon Hydropotes[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, water deer is Hydropotes inermis[7].
  • water deer's Commons category is recorded as Hydropotes inermis[8].
  • water deer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydropotes inermis[9].
  • water deer's Commons gallery is recorded as Hydropotes inermis[10].
  • water deer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • water deer's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[12].
  • water deer's has characteristic is recorded as herbivore[13].
  • water deer's has characteristic is recorded as endangered species[14].
  • water deer's short name is recorded as H. inermis[15].
  • water deer is commonly known as Water Deer[16].
  • water deer is commonly known as Chinese Water Deer[17].
  • water deer is commonly known as Chinese water deer[18].
  • water deer is commonly known as Wasserreh[19].
  • water deer is commonly known as Chinesisches Wasserreh[20].
  • water deer is commonly known as 獐[21].
  • water deer is commonly known as venáu acuáticu[22].
  • water deer is commonly known as kitajski močvirski srnjak[23].
  • water deer's habitat is recorded as forest[24].
  • water deer's gestation period is recorded as {'amount': '+195'}[25].
  • water deer's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}[26].
  • water deer's invasive to is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

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Classification

water deer's scientific name is Hydropotes inermis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hydropotes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Water Deer[16], Chinese Water Deer[17], Wasserreh[19], Chinesisches Wasserreh[20], 獐[21], and venáu acuáticu[22].

Identifiers

water deer's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42193[28]. water deer's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9883[29]. water deer's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 308404[30]. water deer's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440931[31]. water deer's ITIS TSN is recorded as 625054[32].

Why It Matters

water deer ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,867 views/month, #953 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Hydropotes inermis male.JPG
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Hydropotes inermis male.JPG"
  2. 10w ago · TadejM · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Hydropotes
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Gestation period {'amount': '+195'}
    Has characteristic viviparity, herbivore, endangered species
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: kitajski močvirski srnjak"
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