alpine cinquefoil vs Mérida Brocket

Potentilla crantzii compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Potentilla	Mazama
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.