Ecuador Red Brocket vs Marbled stingray

Mazama rufina compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Marbled stingray
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)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Mazama	Dasyatis
Species	Mazama rufina	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Marbled stingray
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.

Marbled stingray