Indian muntjac vs mountain thistle

Muntiacus muntjak compared with Acanthus montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian muntjac	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Acanthaceae
Genus	Muntiacus	Acanthus
Species	Muntiacus muntjak	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian muntjac	mountain thistle
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.

mountain thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.