Ecuador Red Brocket vs Lesser bilby

Mazama rufina compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Mazama	Macrotis
Species	Mazama rufina	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.