Mérida Brocket vs Red Hamburger Bean

Mazama bricenii compared with Mucuna urens

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Red Hamburger Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Red Hamburger Bean
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	Mucuna
Species	Mazama bricenii	Mucuna urens

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Red Hamburger Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Red Hamburger Bean
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.

Red Hamburger Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.