Blue-eyed Hooktail vs Mérida Brocket

Onychogomphus uncatus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Blue-eyed Hooktail is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eyed Hooktail	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Gomphidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Onychogomphus	Mazama
Species	Onychogomphus uncatus	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eyed Hooktail and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-eyed Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eyed Hooktail	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Blue-eyed Hooktail

The Blue Eyed Hooktail (Onychogomphus uncatus) is a species in the genus Onychogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.