Mérida Brocket vs Mountain Waterberry

Mazama bricenii compared with Syzygium legatii

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Mountain Waterberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Mountain Waterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Mazama	Syzygium
Species	Mazama bricenii	Syzygium legatii

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Waterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Mountain Waterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Mountain Waterberry

Habitat

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