Bicoloured Deceiver vs Chinese water deer

Laccaria bicolor compared with Hydropotes inermis

Key Differences

• Bicoloured Deceiver is Least Concern while Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicoloured Deceiver	Chinese water deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Laccaria	Hydropotes
Species	Laccaria bicolor	Hydropotes inermis

Conservation Status

Bicoloured Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicoloured Deceiver	Chinese water deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicoloured Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Bicoloured Deceiver

The Bicoloured Deceiver (Laccaria bicolor) is a species in the genus Laccaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden