Chinese water deer vs

Hydropotes inermis compared with Sphingopyxis chilensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Sphingopyxis
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Sphingopyxis chilensis

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer
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).

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chinese water deer

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

Sphingopyxis chilensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, originally isolated from environmental samples in Chile. Like other members of the genus, it is characterised by sphingolipid-containing cell membranes. Its conservation status is not evaluated.