bay duiker vs Indian muntjac

Cephalophus dorsalis compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

• bay duiker is Near Threatened while Indian muntjac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bay duiker	Indian muntjac
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cephalophus	Muntiacus
Species	Cephalophus dorsalis	Muntiacus muntjak

Evolutionary Relationship

bay duiker and Indian muntjac share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Even-toed Ungulates)

Conservation Status

bay duiker

NT — Near Threatened

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bay duiker	Indian muntjac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bay duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

bay duiker

The Bay duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.