Ecuador Red Brocket vs Poplar Bracket

Mazama rufina compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Poplar Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Mazama	Oxyporus
Species	Mazama rufina	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Poplar Bracket
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.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.