caimito vs Ecuador Red Brocket

Pouteria caimito compared with Mazama rufina

Key Differences

• caimito is Least Concern while Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Ecuador Red Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sapotaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Pouteria	Mazama
Species	Pouteria caimito	Mazama rufina

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	caimito	Ecuador Red Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Ecuador Red Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia