Ecuador Red Brocket vs Gray Tortrix

Mazama rufina compared with Cnephasia stephensiana

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Gray Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Gray Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Tortricidae
Genus	Mazama	Cnephasia
Species	Mazama rufina	Cnephasia stephensiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Gray Tortrix share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Gray Tortrix
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.

Gray Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.