Mérida Brocket vs Spanish-needles

Mazama bricenii compared with Bidens bipinnata

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Spanish-needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Spanish-needles
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	Bidens
Species	Mazama bricenii	Bidens bipinnata

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Spanish-needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Spanish-needles
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.

Spanish-needles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).