Mérida Brocket vs pliant lettuce

Mazama bricenii compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mazama	Lactuca
Species	Mazama bricenii	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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