Chinese water deer vs Violet Smut

Hydropotes inermis compared with Urocystis violae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese water deer	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Hydropotes	Urocystis
Species	Hydropotes inermis	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese water deer	Violet Smut
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).

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

Chinese water deer

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