Indian muntjac vs long yam

Muntiacus muntjak compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian muntjac	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Dioscorea
Species	Muntiacus muntjak	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian muntjac	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.