Mérida Brocket vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Mazama bricenii compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mazama	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mazama bricenii	Pteropus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Brocket and Moluccan Masked Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
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.

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.