flat-backed millipede vs Mérida Brocket

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• flat-backed millipede is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat-backed millipede	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polydesmidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Polydesmus	Mazama
Species	Polydesmus complanatus	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

flat-backed millipede and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat-backed millipede	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.