The water deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a small deer species native to Korea and China. It has prominent tusks, unlike all other living true deer. It was first described to the Western world by Robert Swinhoe in 1870.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Water Deer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Cervidae
- Genus
- Hydropotes
- Species
- Hydropotes inermis
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