Ecuador Red Brocket vs Lesser devilray

Mazama rufina compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Mazama	Mobula
Species	Mazama rufina	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Lesser devilray
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 devilray