Fivefingers vs Mérida Brocket

Syngonium angustatum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Araceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Syngonium	Mazama
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivefingers	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.