Mérida Brocket vs Stinking Earthfan

Mazama bricenii compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Brocket	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Mazama	Thelephora
Species	Mazama bricenii	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Brocket	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.