Mérida Brocket vs sugar-plum

Mazama bricenii compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Mazama	Uapaca
Species	Mazama bricenii	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.