Elephant Apple vs Mérida Brocket

Dillenia indica compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Dillenia	Mazama
Species	Dillenia indica	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.