Lemon grass vs Mérida Brocket

Cymbopogon citratus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Lemon grass is Not Evaluated while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon grass	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cymbopogon	Mazama
Species	Cymbopogon citratus	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon grass	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela