Ecuador Red Brocket vs water-apple

Mazama rufina compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Mazama	Syzygium
Species	Mazama rufina	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	water-apple
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.