Masked Trogon vs Mérida Brocket

Trogon personatus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Masked Trogon is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Masked Trogon	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Trogonidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Trogon	Mazama
Species	Trogon personatus	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Masked Trogon and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Masked Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Masked Trogon	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Masked Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Masked Trogon

Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela