Mérida Brocket vs Northern Raphia

Mazama bricenii compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Arecaceae
Genus	Mazama	Raphia
Species	Mazama bricenii	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Northern Raphia
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 Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.