Ecuador Red Brocket vs

Mazama rufina compared with Nostoc sphaericum

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Nostocaceae
Genus	Mazama	Nostoc
Species	Mazama rufina	Nostoc sphaericum

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Nostoc sphaericum is a colonial, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae, forming gelatinous spherical or irregular colonies visible to the naked eye. It inhabits moist soils, rocks, and freshwater environments, often forming conspicuous blobs after rainfall.