Ecuador Red Brocket vs Flame Chanterelle

Mazama rufina compared with Craterellus ignicolor

Key Differences

Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Flame Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Mazama	Craterellus
Species	Mazama rufina	Craterellus ignicolor

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Flame Chanterelle
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.