Ecuador Red Brocket vs Toothwort

Mazama rufina compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Toothwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Mazama	Lathraea
Species	Mazama rufina	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Toothwort
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.