Ecuador Red Brocket vs intermediate oak fern

Mazama rufina compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Mazama	Gymnocarpium
Species	Mazama rufina	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	intermediate oak fern
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.

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.