Mérida Brocket vs Water spangles

Mazama bricenii compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Mazama	Salvinia
Species	Mazama bricenii	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).