Mérida Brocket vs top paspalum

Mazama bricenii compared with Paspalum plicatulum

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while top paspalum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	top paspalum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Mazama	Paspalum
Species	Mazama bricenii	Paspalum plicatulum

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

top paspalum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	top paspalum
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.

top paspalum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).