Chinese water deer vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Hydropotes inermis compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Melanogaster
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Stinking Slime Truffle
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).

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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