Forest Num-num vs Mérida Brocket

Carissa bispinosa compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Forest Num-num is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Carissa	Mazama
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.