Mérida Brocket vs Princess vine

Mazama bricenii compared with Cissus verticillata

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Princess vine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Princess vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Vitaceae
Genus	Mazama	Cissus
Species	Mazama bricenii	Cissus verticillata

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Princess vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Princess vine
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.

Princess vine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).