Burnt Knight vs Mérida Brocket

Tricholoma ustale compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Burnt Knight is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burnt Knight	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Tricholoma	Mazama
Species	Tricholoma ustale	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Burnt Knight

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burnt Knight	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burnt Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Burnt Knight

The Burnt Knight (Tricholoma ustale) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.