Chinese water deer vs Raspberry Milkcap

Hydropotes inermis compared with Lactarius acris

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Raspberry Milkcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Raspberry Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Russulaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Lactarius
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Lactarius acris

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Raspberry Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Raspberry Milkcap
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).

Raspberry Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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