Flowering Currant vs Mérida Brocket

Ribes sanguineum compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowering Currant	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ribes	Mazama
Species	Ribes sanguineum	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowering Currant	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.