Ecuador Red Brocket vs Guianan White-eared Opossum

Mazama rufina compared with Didelphis imperfecta

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Guianan White-eared Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Guianan White-eared Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Didelphidae
Genus	Mazama	Didelphis
Species	Mazama rufina	Didelphis imperfecta

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Guianan White-eared Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Guianan White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Guianan White-eared Opossum
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.

Guianan White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela