Mérida Brocket vs amor-do-campo

Mazama bricenii compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Fabaceae
Genus	Mazama	Desmodium
Species	Mazama bricenii	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	amor-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.