Ecuador Red Brocket vs small square-spot

Mazama rufina compared with Diarsia rubi

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while small square-spot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	small square-spot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Noctuidae
Genus	Mazama	Diarsia
Species	Mazama rufina	Diarsia rubi

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and small square-spot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

small square-spot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	small square-spot
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.

small square-spot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.