Devil'S Dipstick vs Ecuador Red Brocket

Mutinus elegans compared with Mazama rufina

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Ecuador Red Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phallaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Mutinus	Mazama
Species	Mutinus elegans	Mazama rufina

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Ecuador Red Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.