Temazate vs Venado Chonta

Mazama temama compared with Mazama rufina

Key Differences

• Temazate is Data Deficient while Venado Chonta is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Temazate	Venado Chonta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family same	Cervidae (Deer)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus same	Mazama	Mazama
Species	Mazama temama	Mazama rufina

Evolutionary Relationship

Temazate and Venado Chonta share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Mazama.

Conservation Status

Temazate

DD — Data Deficient

Venado Chonta

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Temazate	Venado Chonta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Temazate

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Venado Chonta

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Temazate

The Central American Red Brocket (Mazama temama) is a species in the genus Mazama. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia