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Brocket deer
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Red Brocket (M. americana)

Red Brocket (M. americana)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Cervidae
Subfamily:Odocoileinae
Genus:Mazama
Species


M. americana
M. gouzoubira
M. chunyi
M. rufina
M. bricenii
M. nana
M. pandora
Brocket deer are the deer species of the Mazama genus. They are small in size, dwell primarily in forests and found in the Yucatán Peninsula, South America and the island of Trinidad. They are similar to the Duiker species, but unrelated. There are seven known species of brocket deer, all of them closely related.

The genus name Mazama is derived from Nahuatl mazame, the plural of mazatl "deer".

Physical description

The Mazama species are all similar in appearance, although the size may vary. They have small rounded bodies, ranging from 70 to 140 cm in length, and usually have a light or dark brown coloration. Weight ranges from 8 to 30 kg. The antlers are short and are shed very infrequently.

Mazama species

  • Red Brocket (Mazama americana)—The largest species of brocket deer, weighing up to 30 kg. It has a reddish-brown coat.
  • Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)—Has a greyer coat than the other species.
  • Dwarf Brocket (Mazama chunyi)—This species is a reddish-brown color and has prominent eye glands.
  • Little Red Brocket (Mazama rufina)—One of the smallest species, the coat is a grey to reddish brown color, the underside is white.
  • Merioa Brocket (Mazama bricenii)
  • Pygmy Brocket (Mazama nana)—Small, with short legs.
  • Yucatan Brown Brocket (Mazama pandora)

Behavior

In addition to being nocturnal and their small size, Mazama are shy and thus rarely observed. They are found living alone or in mated pairs within their own small territory, the boundaries usually marked with urine, feces, or secretions from the eye glands. When approached by predators (primarily the Cougar and the Jaguar), being knowledgeable about their territory, they will hide in nearby vegetation. As herbivores, their diet consists of leaves, fruits, and shoots found within their territory.

Reproduction

Mated pairs who live together remain monogamous. Single male deer will usually mate with nearby females. When males compete for a mate, they fight by biting and stabbing with their short horns. Brocket species that live in tropical areas have no fixed mating season, but those in temperate areas have a distinct rutting period in the autumn.

The gestation period is roughly 200–220 days and females only bear one fawn at a time. The young stay with the mother, keeping concealed until large enough to accompany her. They are normally weaned at about six months of age and reach sexual maturity after a year.




Mazami briceni


External links

Brocket may be:
  • Baron Brocket, a British peerage title
  • Brocket 99, a controversial audio tape and a documentary about this tape
  • Brocket deer, members of the genus Mazama
  • Brocket, Alberta, a community on the Peigan reserve in Canada


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M. americana

Binomial name
Mazama americana
(Erxleben, 1777)

The Red Brocket or Peruvian Red Deer (Mazama americana
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subclasses & Infraclasses
  • Subclass †Allotheria*
  • Subclass Prototheria
  • Subclass Theria

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Artiodactyla*
Owen, 1848

Families

Antilocapridae
Bovidae
Camelidae
Cervidae
Giraffidae
Hippopotamidae
Moschidae
Suidae
Tayassuidae
Tragulidae
Leptochoeridae †
Dichobunidae †
Cebochoeridae †
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Cervidae
Goldfuss, 1820

Subfamilies

Capreolinae/Odocoileinae
Cervinae
Hydropotinae
Muntiacinae

A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae.
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M. americana

Binomial name
Mazama americana
(Erxleben, 1777)

The Red Brocket or Peruvian Red Deer (Mazama americana
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M. gouazoubira

Binomial name
Mazama gouazoubira
(Fischer, 1814)

The Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira) is a brocket deer species from South America and from Panama.
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Mazama

Species: M. chunyi

Binomial name
Mazama chunyi
Hershkovitz, 1959

The Dwarf Brocket (Mazama chunyi), or Chunyi
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Mazama

Species: M. rufina

Binomial name
Mazama rufina
Bourcier & Pucheran, 1852

The Little Red Brocket (Mazama rufina
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M. bricenii

Binomial name
Mazama bricenii
(Thomas, 1908)

The Merida Brocket (Mazama bricenii), also Gray Dwarf Brocket, is a small species of deer.
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M. nana

Binomial name
Mazama nana
(Hensl., 1872)

The Pygmy Brocket, Mazama nana, is a brocket deer species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
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Mazama

Species: M. pandora

Binomial name
Mazama pandora
Merriam, 1901

The Yucutan Brown Brocket (Mazama pandora
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Cervidae
Goldfuss, 1820

Subfamilies

Capreolinae/Odocoileinae
Cervinae
Hydropotinae
Muntiacinae

A deer is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae.
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FOREST (an acronym for "Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco") is a United Kingdom political pressure group that campaigns for the right of people to smoke tobacco and opposes attempts to ban or reduce tobacco consumption.
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Yucatán Peninsula, in Southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The peninsula lies east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, a northwestern geographic partition separating the region of Central America from the rest of North America.
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South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie
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Trinidad (Spanish: "Trinity") is the largest and most populous of the 23 islands which make up the country of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just 11 km (7 miles) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela.
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Cephalophinae
Gray, 1871

Genera

Cephalophus
Sylvicapra

A duiker is any of about 19 small to medium-sized antelope species native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Mexico
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M. americana

Binomial name
Mazama americana
(Erxleben, 1777)

The Red Brocket or Peruvian Red Deer (Mazama americana
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M. gouazoubira

Binomial name
Mazama gouazoubira
(Fischer, 1814)

The Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira) is a brocket deer species from South America and from Panama.
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Mazama

Species: M. chunyi

Binomial name
Mazama chunyi
Hershkovitz, 1959

The Dwarf Brocket (Mazama chunyi), or Chunyi
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Mazama

Species: M. rufina

Binomial name
Mazama rufina
Bourcier & Pucheran, 1852

The Little Red Brocket (Mazama rufina
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M. bricenii

Binomial name
Mazama bricenii
(Thomas, 1908)

The Merida Brocket (Mazama bricenii), also Gray Dwarf Brocket, is a small species of deer.
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M. nana

Binomial name
Mazama nana
(Hensl., 1872)

The Pygmy Brocket, Mazama nana, is a brocket deer species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
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Mazama

Species: M. pandora

Binomial name
Mazama pandora
Merriam, 1901

The Yucutan Brown Brocket (Mazama pandora
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