Ecuador Red Brocket vs Red-capped Cardinal

Mazama rufina compared with Paroaria gularis

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Red-capped Cardinal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Red-capped Cardinal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Thraupidae
Genus	Mazama	Paroaria
Species	Mazama rufina	Paroaria gularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Red-capped Cardinal share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Red-capped Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Red-capped Cardinal
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.

Red-capped Cardinal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela