Mérida Brocket vs wild safflower

Mazama bricenii compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mazama	Carthamus
Species	Mazama bricenii	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	wild safflower
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.

wild safflower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.