Chinese water deer vs Rosette Tooth

Hydropotes inermis compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Hydnellum
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Rosette Tooth
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).

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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