vs Mérida Brocket

Dinobryon suecicum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chromulinales (Chromulinales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dinobryaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Dinobryon	Mazama
Species	Dinobryon suecicum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Dinobryon suecicum is a colonial, loricate chrysophyte alga forming branching chains of individual cells in vase-shaped loricae. It inhabits oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes and ponds across boreal and temperate Europe, as its species name referencing Sweden implies. This mixotrophic organism performs photosynthesis and also ingests bacteria as supplemental nutrition.