Candelillo vs Pine Jelly Spot

Mazama bricenii compared with Dacrymyces ovisporus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelillo	Pine 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 ovisporus

Conservation Status

Candelillo

VU — Vulnerable

Pine Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelillo	Pine 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.

Pine Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.