Black Muntjac vs Yellow Prickle

Muntiacus crinifrons compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Key Differences

• Black Muntjac is Vulnerable while Yellow Prickle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Muntjac	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Rutaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Muntiacus crinifrons	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Black Muntjac

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Muntjac	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.