Custard Apple vs Mérida Brocket

Annona symphyocarpa compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Custard Apple is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Custard Apple	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Annonaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Annona	Mazama
Species	Annona symphyocarpa	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Custard Apple

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Custard Apple	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.