Candelillo vs Orange Jelly Spot

Mazama bricenii compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Candelillo is Vulnerable while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelillo	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Mazama	Dacrymyces
Species	Mazama bricenii	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Candelillo

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelillo	Orange Jelly Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelillo

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.

Orange Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).