Ecuador Red Brocket vs Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Mazama rufina compared with Sturnira erythromos

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Mazama	Sturnira
Species	Mazama rufina	Sturnira erythromos

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela