Dwarf Brocket vs Taruca

Mazama chunyi compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Brocket	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family same	Cervidae (Deer)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Mazama	Hippocamelus
Species	Mazama chunyi	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Brocket and Taruca share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cervidae. (Deer)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Brocket	Taruca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.