Ecuador Red Brocket vs Fringed rue

Mazama rufina compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Rutaceae
Genus	Mazama	Ruta
Species	Mazama rufina	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador