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The water deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a small deer species native to Korea and China.Its prominent tusks, similar to those of musk deer, have led to both subspecies being colloquially named vampire deer in English-speaking areas to which they have been imported.
The term ‘vampire deer’ or ‘fanged deer’ actually doesn’t apply to one set species. It’s a slang term used to describe four different types of deer.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Korea. There are eighty-five mammal species in South Korea, of which six are endangered, six are vulnerable, and two are near threatened. One of the species listed for South Korea is considered to be extinct. [1] The national animal of South Korea is the Siberian tiger.
Gray Whale Migration Site [79] was listed as South Korea's the 126th national monument in 1962, [80] and national protection of higher priorities was situated although illegal hunts had been taken place thereafter, [81] and there have been no recent sightings of the species in Korean waters.
Zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo have been fawning over a tiny baby “vampire” deer they are hand-raising before its move to London Zoo next month. Four of the miniature creatures have been born at ...
The Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) is a musk deer found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia.It is most common in the taiga of southern Siberia, but is also found in parts of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria and the Korean peninsula.
Native or endemic species of the Korean Peninsula include Korean hare, Korean water deer, Korean field mouse, Korean brown frog, Korean pine and Korean spruce. The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with its forest and natural wetlands is a unique biodiversity spot, which harbours 82 endangered species such as the red-crowned crane , Amur leopard ...
Common Korean name Distribution Dinodon rufozonatum rufozonatum [1] Cantor Red-banded snake 능구렁이 Throughout Elaphe davidi [2] Sauvage, 1884 David's ratsnake 세줄무늬뱀 Found in North Korea and likely occurs in adjacent areas of northwestern South Korea Elaphe dione [3] Pallas Steppe rat snake or Dione rat snake 누룩뱀, 시루 ...