Black Muntjac vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Muntiacus crinifrons compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

• Black Muntjac is Vulnerable while Red-Seeded Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Muntjac	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Muntiacus	Taraxacum
Species	Muntiacus crinifrons	Taraxacum erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Black Muntjac

VU — Vulnerable

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Muntjac	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.

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.