Chinese water deer vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Hydropotes inermis compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Hydnum
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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).

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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