Elastic Saddle vs Mérida Brocket

Helvella elastica compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Elastic Saddle is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Pezizales (пецицевые)	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)
Family	Helvellaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Helvella	Mazama
Species	Helvella elastica	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.