Pygmy brocket

The pygmy brocket (Mazama nana) is a brocket deer species from South America.^[2] It is found in southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.^[3] It is a small deer with short legs, weighing 15 to 20 kilograms (33 to 44 lb). It is reddish-brown in color.

Pygmy brocket
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Capreolinae
Genus:	Mazama
Species:	M. nana
Binomial name
Mazama nana (Hensel, 1872)
Pygmy brocket distribution.   Extant   Possibly extant

This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Mazama rufina.

Hybrids with Mazama americana

The occurrence of hybrids between the two species was documented in captivity.^[4]

References

1. Duarte, J.M.B.; Vogliotti, A.; Cartes, J.L.; Oliveira, M.L. (2015). "Mazama nana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T29621A22154379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T29621A22154379.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Grubb, P. (2005). "Order Artiodactyla". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 637–722. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
3. Abreu Jr., E.F.; Sühs, R.B.; Putzke, J.; Köhler, A. Ocorrência de Mazama nana Hensel, 1872, no Cinturão Verde de Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Caderno de Pesquisa, série Biologia. Volume 19 (3) 82.2007. Link: http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=cp07018&lang=pt.
4. Duarte, J. M. B.; Jorge, W. (1 January 2003). "Morphologic and Cytogenetic Description of the Small Red Brocket (Mazama bororo Duarte,1996) in Brazil". Mammalia. 67 (3): 403–410. doi:10.1515/mamm.2003.67.3.403. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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