One of the 2 brockets on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Cervidae
Gray Brocket
Subulo gouazoubira
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The grey brocket, or guazuncho, is a small South American deer of compact build, with hindquarters higher than its forequarters and a greyish brown coat. Unlike other brockets it prefers dry, open habitats: Brazilian cerrado, chaco and deciduous woodland. It is solitary and very unobtrusive, and feeds mainly on shoots, leaves and fallen fruit. The males have short, straight, unbranched antlers barely ten centimetres long, which they shed irregularly.
Weight
11 kg – 25 kg
Size
85 cm – 1.3 m
Life expectancy
12 years
