Mazama rufa

(Illiger, 1815)

Southeastern 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

Authority citation

Illiger, J.K.W. 1815. Ueberblick der Säugthiere nach ihrer Vertheilung über die Welttheile. Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1804-1811:39-159.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080973

Original name as described

Cervus rufus

Type material

NUPECCE 118

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

None given (but assumed to be Paraguay). Restricted by P. H. F. Peres et al., 2021 to "Avenida das Cataratas, número 2,264. BR 469. Foz de Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil (25°36'22"S, 54°29'54"W; datum WGS84)."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

split from M. americana

Taxonomy notes citation

Peres, P. H., Luduvério, D. J., Bernegossi, A. M., Galindo, D. J., Nascimento, G. B., Oliveira, M. L., ... & Duarte, J. M. B. (2021). Revalidation of Mazama rufa (Illiger 1815)(Artiodactyla: Cervidae) as a distinct species out of the complex Mazama americana (Erxleben 1777). Frontiers in genetics, 12, 742870.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006864

Country 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.

Gouazoupita

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gouazoupita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

465

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130550

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:465, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Cervus Guazupita

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

guazupita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

xvii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130078

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xvii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Cervus rufus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NUPECCE 118

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

108, 117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080973

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:108, 117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Schinz (1821:383, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Desmarest (1822:445, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  4. Cuvier (1824:530, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52173933) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68282)
  5. Smith (1826:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59865)
  6. Wied-Neuwied (1826:587, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38741)
  7. Lesson (1827:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  8. Fischer (1829:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  9. Rengger (1830:356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68767)
  10. Lesson (1842:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  11. Tschudi (1844:255, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  12. Schinz (1845:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37529)
  13. Sundevall (1846:183, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47392279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40481)
  14. Schmarda (1853:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)
  15. Murray (1866:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  16. Sclater (1870:116, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554926) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69149)
  17. Hensel (1872:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15561891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37365)
  18. Matschie (1898:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)

Mazama pita

Rafinesque, 1817

Family

Cervidae

Root name

pita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

363

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

  1. Rafinesque (1817:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35234)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Coassus rufus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595009

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:69, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595009) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:241, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278785) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39016)
  3. Gray (1852:238, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Gray (1872:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Mazama rufa

Lahille, 1899

Family

Cervidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147061

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Thomas (1901:535, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)
  3. Allen (1915:538, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16019)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Mazama rufa rufa

J. A. Allen, 1915

Family

Cervidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

538

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719907

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1915:538, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16019)

Mazama rufa rosii

Lönnberg, 1919

Family

Cervidae

Root name

rosii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6455244

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Mazama rufa toba

Lönnberg, 1919

Family

Cervidae

Root name

toba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6455241

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Azarina rufa

(Larrañaga, 1923)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

348

Authority publication

Montevideo

Mazama americana rosii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

rosii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Mazama americana rufa

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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