Chinese water deer vs Devil'S Urn

Hydropotes inermis compared with Urnula craterium

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Devil'S Urn is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Devil'S Urn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Urnula
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Urnula craterium

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Devil'S Urn
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 Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden