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.

Original 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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