Mérida Brocket vs southern elder

Mazama bricenii compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Mazama	Sambucus
Species	Mazama bricenii	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.