Mérida Brocket vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Mazama bricenii compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Mazama	Hydnellum
Species	Mazama bricenii	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.