Mérida Brocket vs Pencil flower

Mazama bricenii compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mazama	Stylosanthes
Species	Mazama bricenii	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Pencil flower
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 flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).