Ecuador Red Brocket vs groundhog

Mazama rufina compared with Marmota monax

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while groundhog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mazama	Marmota
Species	Mazama rufina	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	groundhog
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.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.