Chinese water deer vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Hydropotes inermis compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hydropotes	Atelerix
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese water deer and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Four-toed 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).

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).