Mérida Brocket vs Sand Violet

Mazama bricenii compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Violaceae
Genus	Mazama	Viola
Species	Mazama bricenii	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Sand Violet
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.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.