Mérida Brocket vs Vegetable fern

Mazama bricenii compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Mazama	Diplazium
Species	Mazama bricenii	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.