Ecuador Red Brocket vs Merida Cable Car Frog

Mazama rufina compared with Pristimantis telefericus

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Merida Cable Car Frog is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Merida Cable Car Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Craugastoridae
Genus	Mazama	Pristimantis
Species	Mazama rufina	Pristimantis telefericus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Merida Cable Car Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Merida Cable Car Frog

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Merida Cable Car Frog
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.

Merida Cable Car Frog

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela