Ecuador Red Brocket vs Munk's devil ray

Mazama rufina compared with Mobula munkiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Munk's devil ray
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)	Myliobatidae
Genus	Mazama	Mobula
Species	Mazama rufina	Mobula munkiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Munk's devil ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Munk's devil ray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Munk's devil ray
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.

Munk's devil ray