Mérida Brocket vs star-apple

Mazama bricenii compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while star-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	star-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Mazama	Chrysophyllum
Species	Mazama bricenii	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

star-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	star-apple
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.

star-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).