Ecuador Red Brocket vs Incan shrew opossum

Mazama rufina compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• Ecuador Red Brocket is Vulnerable while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuador Red Brocket	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Caenolestidae
Genus	Mazama	Lestoros
Species	Mazama rufina	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuador Red Brocket and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuador Red Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuador Red Brocket	Incan shrew 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.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.