Mérida Brocket vs red star apple

Mazama bricenii compared with Diospyros lycioides

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while red star apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Ebenaceae
Genus	Mazama	Diospyros
Species	Mazama bricenii	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	red star apple
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 star apple

Habitat

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