Venado Chonta vs Spring Pea

Mazama rufina compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

Venado Chonta is Vulnerable while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Venado Chonta	Spring Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mazama	Lathyrus
Species	Mazama rufina	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Venado Chonta

VU — Vulnerable

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Venado Chonta	Spring Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.