Ecuador Red Brocket vs Formosan Serow

Mazama rufina compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Mazama	Capricornis
Species	Mazama rufina	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Artiodátilos)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.