Mérida Brocket vs Prickly Yellow

Mazama bricenii compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Rutaceae
Genus	Mazama	Zanthoxylum
Species	Mazama bricenii	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Prickly Yellow
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.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.