Mérida Brocket vs Silver-beaked Tanager

Mazama bricenii compared with Ramphocelus carbo

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Silver-beaked Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Silver-beaked Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Thraupidae
Genus	Mazama	Ramphocelus
Species	Mazama bricenii	Ramphocelus carbo

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Brocket and Silver-beaked Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Silver-beaked Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Silver-beaked Tanager
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.

Silver-beaked Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Silver-beaked Tanager

Silver-beaked Tanager (Ramphocelus carbo) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela