Mérida Brocket vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Mazama bricenii compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Mazama	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Mazama bricenii	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Brocket and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela