Dwarf brocket
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Mazama chunyi

The dwarf brocket (Mazama chunyi ), or chunyi, is a small species of deer native to the Andean highlands in western Bolivia and southeastern Peru, where it is found in forest and páramo. Its pelage is reddish-brown with dark grey foreparts and neck. The underparts are lighter brown, and the muzzle short and thick. It weighs around 11 kg.

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A little-studied species of brocket deer, the IUCN considers the dwarf brocket as Vulnerable. Research has occurred in the forests of Bolivia, expanding known localities and modelling geographic distribution; while as much as 40% of the habitat was degraded or fragmented, the rest showed good conservation. This led to the recommendation of treating it as Vulnerable.

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Dwarf brocket habitat map
Dwarf brocket habitat map

References

1. Dwarf brocket Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_brocket
2. Dwarf brocket on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12913/22165860

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