Amazonian brown brocket

Amazonian brown brocket

Small brown brocket

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Mazama nemorivaga

The Amazonian brown brocket (Mazama nemorivaga ), also known as the small brown brocket, is a small species of deer that is almost entirely restricted to South America.

Distribution

Geography

It is known from Panama (in Isla San José of the Pearl Islands only; endemic subspecies M. n. permira ), Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, Brazil and possibly northern Bolivia. Habitats it is found in include primarily nonflooded Amazonian tropical rainforest, and locally also tropical deciduous forest and xeric shrublands, at altitudes up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). However, reports from the latter habitats may actually represent M. gouazoubira.

Amazonian brown brocket habitat map
Amazonian brown brocket habitat map
Amazonian brown brocket

Mating Habits

Breeding occurs year-round in some areas, with births tending to be concentrated in the rainy season.

Population

Population threats

It is threatened by deforestation and by diseases spread by cattle, but not particularly by hunting.

References

1. Amazonian brown brocket Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazonian_brown_brocket
2. Amazonian brown brocket on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136708/22158407

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