Ecuador Red Brocket vs Round-leaved Cotoneaster

Mazama rufina compared with Cotoneaster rotundifolius

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Round-leaved Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Round-leaved Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Mazama	Cotoneaster
Species	Mazama rufina	Cotoneaster rotundifolius

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Round-leaved Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Round-leaved Cotoneaster
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.

Round-leaved Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).