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water deer
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species of mammal
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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。
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- gestation period
- 195
- longest observed lifespan
- 13.9
- short name
- H. inermis
- taxon common name
- venáu acuáticu
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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.
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