Ecuador Red Brocket vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Mazama rufina compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Cricetidae
Genus	Mazama	Phyllotis
Species	Mazama rufina	Phyllotis haggardi

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Ecuadoran Pericote share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuador Red Brocket

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.

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador