Ecuador Red Brocket vs Mountain Waxcap

Mazama rufina compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Mountain Waxcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Mazama	Hygrocybe
Species	Mazama rufina	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Mountain Waxcap
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.