Black Muntjac vs Green Amaranth

Muntiacus crinifrons compared with Amaranthus hybridus

Key Differences

• Black Muntjac is Vulnerable while Green Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Muntjac	Green Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Amaranthus
Species	Muntiacus crinifrons	Amaranthus hybridus

Conservation Status

Black Muntjac

VU — Vulnerable

Green Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Muntjac	Green Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Nauru), and South America (5 countries).

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.