Mérida Brocket vs Pencil Cedar

Mazama bricenii compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Araliaceae
Genus	Mazama	Polyscias
Species	Mazama bricenii	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Pencil Cedar
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.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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