Mérida Brocket vs Quito-orange

Mazama bricenii compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Solanaceae
Genus	Mazama	Solanum
Species	Mazama bricenii	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Quito-orange
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.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).