Indian muntjac vs Water yam

Muntiacus muntjak compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

Indian muntjac is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian muntjac	Water 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 alata

Conservation Status

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian muntjac	Water 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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).