Mérida brocket

Mérida brocket

Meroia brocket, Rufous brocket

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Mazama bricenii

The Mérida brocket (Mazama bricenii ), also known as the Meroia brocket or rufous brocket, is a small species of deer. It is found in forest and páramo at altitudes of 1,000–3,500 metres (3,300–11,500 ft) in the Andes of northern Colombia and western Venezuela. It was once treated as a subspecies of the similar little red brocket, but has been considered a distinct species since 1987, though as recent as 1999 some maintained it as a subspecies.

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Mérida brocket habitat map
Mérida brocket habitat map

References

1. Mérida brocket Wikipeida article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mérida_brocket
2. Mérida brocket on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136301/22165039

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