Mazama temama
(Kerr, 1792)
Central American 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
Authority citation
Kerr, R. 1792. The Animal Kingdom, or Zoological System of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 462 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664329Original name as described
Cervus temama
Other common names
Mexican Red Brocket
Type material
UNESP NPC094
Type kind
neotype
Type locality
Mirador, Veracruz (Mexico).
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic · Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico · Belize · Honduras · Guatemala · El Salvador · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia
Taxonomy notes citation
Sandoval, E. D. P., Rola, L. D., Morales-Donoso, J. A., Gallina, S., Reyna-Hurtado, R., & Duarte, J. M. B. (2022). Integrative analysis of Mazama temama (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) and designation of a neotype for the species. Journal of Mammalogy, 103(2), 447-458. · Reevaluation of the status of the Central American brocket deer Mazama temama (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) subspecies based on morphological and environmental evidence
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
Species Permalink
https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006299Country distribution map
The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.
Names and synonyms
Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.
Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.