Mérida Brocket vs Year Bean

Mazama bricenii compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mazama	Phaseolus
Species	Mazama bricenii	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.