Ecuador Red Brocket vs Red-shouldered Tanager

Mazama rufina compared with Tachyphonus phoenicius

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Red-shouldered Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Red-shouldered Tanager
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	Tachyphonus
Species	Mazama rufina	Tachyphonus phoenicius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Red-shouldered Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Red-shouldered Tanager
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-shouldered Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela