Water deer
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The water deer 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.
Hydropotes inermis male
Korean water deer
Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis inermis) at the Whipsnade Zoo
The skeleton of a water deer at the Royal Veterinary College
Capreolinae
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The Capreolinae are a subfamily of deer. The scientific name derives from its type genus, Capreolus. Alternatively, they are known as the telemetacarpal deer, due to their bone structure being differe
Water deer
…However, studies of mitochondrial control region and cytochrome b DNA sequences placed it near Capreolus within an Old World section of the subfamily Capreolinae, and all later molecular analyses show that Hydropotes is a sister taxon of Capreolus. The genus name Hydropotes corresponds to the ancient Greek word…
Rådjur i Göteborg