Mérida Brocket vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Mazama bricenii compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Mazama	Melanogaster
Species	Mazama bricenii	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Stinking Slime Truffle
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.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.