Chinese water deer vs Devil's Fingers

Hydropotes inermis compared with Clathrus archeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Devil's Fingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Phallaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Clathrus
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Clathrus archeri

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Devil's Fingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Devil's Fingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Devil's Fingers

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom