Ecuador Red Brocket vs Ghost Chanterelle

Mazama rufina compared with Cantharellus phasmatis

Key Differences

Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Ghost Chanterelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Ghost 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	Cantharellus
Species	Mazama rufina	Cantharellus phasmatis

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Ghost Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Ghost 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.