Black Muntjac vs Silkrubber

Muntiacus crinifrons compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Black Muntjac is Vulnerable while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Muntjac	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Funtumia
Species	Muntiacus crinifrons	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Black Muntjac

VU — Vulnerable

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Muntjac	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.