Ecuador Red Brocket vs Streamside Swordfern

Mazama rufina compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Mazama	Nephrolepis
Species	Mazama rufina	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia