Mérida Brocket vs winged prickly-ash

Mazama bricenii compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Rutaceae
Genus	Mazama	Zanthoxylum
Species	Mazama bricenii	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.