Ecuador Red Brocket vs flat-backed millipede

Mazama rufina compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Polydesmidae
Genus	Mazama	Polydesmus
Species	Mazama rufina	Polydesmus complanatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and flat-backed millipede share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	flat-backed millipede
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.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.