Ecuador Red Brocket vs Edging Lobelia

Mazama rufina compared with Lobelia erinus

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Edging Lobelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Edging Lobelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Campanulaceae
Genus	Mazama	Lobelia
Species	Mazama rufina	Lobelia erinus

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Edging Lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Edging Lobelia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Edging Lobelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador