Black Muntjac vs Vegetable fern

Muntiacus crinifrons compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Black Muntjac is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Muntjac	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Diplazium
Species	Muntiacus crinifrons	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Black Muntjac

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Muntjac	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.