Ecuador Red Brocket vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Mazama rufina compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Cistugidae
Genus	Mazama	Cistugo
Species	Mazama rufina	Cistugo lesueuri

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Lesueur's Hairy Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
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.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.