Ecuador Red Brocket vs Fake round ray

Mazama rufina compared with Urotrygon simulatrix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Fake round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Mazama	Urotrygon
Species	Mazama rufina	Urotrygon simulatrix

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Fake round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Fake round ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Fake round ray
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.

Fake round ray