Coyote gourd vs Mérida Brocket

Cucurbita cordata compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Coyote gourd is Data Deficient while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coyote gourd	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cucurbita	Mazama
Species	Cucurbita cordata	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coyote gourd	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coyote gourd

Habitat

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

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.