Mérida Brocket vs Tumbes round stingray

Mazama bricenii compared with Urobatis tumbesensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Tumbes round stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Mazama	Urobatis
Species	Mazama bricenii	Urobatis tumbesensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Brocket and Tumbes round stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Tumbes round stingray

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Tumbes round stingray
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.

Tumbes round stingray