Indian muntjac vs Mountain yam

Muntiacus muntjak compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Indian muntjac is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian muntjac	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian muntjac	Mountain 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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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