Black Muntjac vs Gambia-pea

Muntiacus crinifrons compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Black Muntjac is Vulnerable while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Muntjac	Gambia-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Fabaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Crotalaria
Species	Muntiacus crinifrons	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Black Muntjac

VU — Vulnerable

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Muntjac	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

Black Muntjac

The Black Muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons) is a species in the genus Muntiacus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.