Direct Subspecies-Heude 

Direct Subspecies- Swinhoe 

Existence- The Chinese Water Deer has been around since 1870/over 30 million years ago for species 

Closest living relative-Musk Deer 

Ancestors- Small African Antelopes, Small Asian Mouse Deer, Gelocids

What Exactly Do They Eat?- Reeds, Coarse Grasses, Beets, Vegetables 

How Often?- Pretty much all day or whenever they find a good food source

How Do They Find Food?- Chinese water deer are highly selective feeders, taking herbs, and young sweet grasses, they roam around their habitats in search for food

Special Foods?- Wild Beets 

Found in Packs or Solo- Generally found alone or in pairs

Roles in Community-Hunted and Used for Medicine

Male or Female Led Groups- Do not travel in packs therefore it can be either

Interaction- Only come together for mating

How Often Do They Mate- Typically one litter per year, per mate 

How Many Mates Do They Have-  They mate with around 7 females

When Do They Mate- November through January is primary mating season

Mating Rituals- They know their time of mating and mate on their own territory

Number of Offspring- 7 or more 

Unique about mating- None 

Age Before Sexual Maturity- 5 to 6 months 

Stages Of Development- Pregnancy 170 to 210 days, Fawns spend most of their first few weeks hidden. Fawned are weanes when about 2 months old. Males usally reproductivly mature around 5-6 months of age, and females 7-8 months of age.

Predation- The main predators of Chinese water deer are humans, leopards, foxes, bears, and raccoon dogs.

Sexual Competition- Females tend to choose the males with bigger tusks/fangs 

Disease- Chronic Wasting Disease

Other Causes Of Death- None 

Inter Species- Perform parallel walks against rivals and use their bigger fangs to assert dominance 

Intra Species- Sheep, for protein 

  Why They Compete- They compete with other males for breeding rights over females. Sometimes these competitions are resolved by walking stiffly toward one another and then walking parallel to each other for 30 — 60 ft. to size each other up.

Effect Of Invasive Species- None that are currently stated 

Rating- Vulnerable 

Population- Estimated 700,000

Population Trend- Numbers are declining 

Impact of Humans- Deforestation, Habitat Loss, Domestication 

Future Impacts- Further decline in population and habitat loss if something isn't done to protect the Chinese Water Deer

Human Interaction- 1929

Efforts made- Wildlife areas where no building or habitat loss can occur, their home is in an area far away from any town/city