Ecuador Red Brocket vs Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Mazama rufina compared with Artibeus planirostris

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mazama	Artibeus
Species	Mazama rufina	Artibeus planirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat
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-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela