Mérida Brocket vs White Cheese Polypore

Mazama bricenii compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Mazama	Tyromyces
Species	Mazama bricenii	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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