Devil's Shoestring vs Mérida Brocket

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Tephrosia	Mazama
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.