Ecuador Red Brocket vs Four-spotted Chaser

Mazama rufina compared with Libellula quadrimaculata

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Four-spotted Chaser is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Four-spotted Chaser
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Libellulidae
Genus	Mazama	Libellula
Species	Mazama rufina	Libellula quadrimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Four-spotted Chaser share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Four-spotted Chaser

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Four-spotted Chaser
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.

Four-spotted Chaser

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Four-spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.