chestnut-leaf oak vs Mérida Brocket

Quercus castaneifolia compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• chestnut-leaf oak is Near Threatened while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut-leaf oak	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Mazama
Species	Quercus castaneifolia	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

chestnut-leaf oak

NT — Near Threatened

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut-leaf oak	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut-leaf oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

chestnut-leaf oak

The chestnut-leaf oak (Quercus castaneifolia) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.