Ecuador Red Brocket vs Mountain Cherry

Mazama rufina compared with Prunus prostrata

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Mountain Cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mazama	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Mazama rufina	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Mountain Cherry
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.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.