Crowded Parchment vs Mérida Brocket

Stereum complicatum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Crowded Parchment is Not Evaluated while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crowded Parchment	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Stereaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Stereum	Mazama
Species	Stereum complicatum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Crowded Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crowded Parchment	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crowded Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and United States.

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.