Mazama nanus
(Hensel, 1872)
Pygmy Red Brocket
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Placentalia |
Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
Order | : Artiodactyla |
Suborder | : Ruminantia |
Infraorder | : Pecora |
Family | : Cervidae |
Subfamily | : Capreolinae |
Tribe | : Odocoileini |
Genus | : Mazama |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Hensel, R. 1872. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Säugethiere Süd-Brasiliens. Buchdrückerei der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, 130 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561893Original name as described
Cervus nanus
Other common names
Brazilian Dwarf Brocket · Dwarf Red Brocket · Pygmy Brocket · Lesser Brocket · Southern Bororó · Lesser Red Brocket
Type locality
Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil).
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina
Taxonomy notes
name changed to match original description because 'nanus' is considered a noun in apposition rather than an adjective, which doesn't change to match the generic gender
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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