Mérida Brocket vs smooth hawkweed

Mazama bricenii compared with Hieracium laevigatum

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while smooth hawkweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	smooth hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mazama	Hieracium
Species	Mazama bricenii	Hieracium laevigatum

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

smooth hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	smooth hawkweed
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.

smooth hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.