Ecuador Red Brocket vs Variable Flying Fox

Mazama rufina compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mazama	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mazama rufina	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.