Ecuador Red Brocket vs Reticulate round ray

Mazama rufina compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Reticulate round ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Reticulate round 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)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Mazama	Urotrygon
Species	Mazama rufina	Urotrygon reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Reticulate round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Reticulate round 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.

Reticulate round ray