Ecuador Red Brocket vs Small Suncup

Mazama rufina compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mazama	Aspidonepsis
Species	Mazama rufina	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Small Suncup
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 Suncup

Habitat

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