Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle vs Mérida Brocket

Hymenogaster citrinus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle is Data Deficient while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Artiodactyla (소목)
Family	Hymenogastraceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Hymenogaster	Mazama
Species	Hymenogaster citrinus	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon-Coloured Nut Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.