Ferny Azolla vs Mérida Brocket

Azolla pinnata compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Azolla	Mazama
Species	Azolla pinnata	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.