Beach Pea vs Indian muntjac

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

Beach Pea is Extinct while Indian muntjac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Indian muntjac
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Lathyrus	Muntiacus
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Muntiacus muntjak

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Indian muntjac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.