Hairy Snakefern vs Mérida Brocket

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Snakefern	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Microgramma	Mazama
Species	Microgramma piloselloides	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Snakefern	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.