Black Muntjac vs Indian-plum

Muntiacus crinifrons compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Black Muntjac is Vulnerable while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Muntjac	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Salicaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Flacourtia
Species	Muntiacus crinifrons	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Black Muntjac

VU — Vulnerable

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Muntjac	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.