Data DeficientRed Brocket
Mazama americana
12 countries21 parks
Species group · Mammals
WAnimals has 2 species of brocket, in the family Cervidae.
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 2.
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
Recorded in 13 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
The name red brocket almost certainly conceals a complex of several distinct species: genetic and chromosomal studies have revealed highly differentiated populations that are still being described.
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It swims well and thinks nothing of crossing wide rivers; when chased, it often heads straight for the water.
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Its straight, pointed, unbranched antlers give the genus Subulo its name, from the Latin subula, meaning an awl.
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It is one of the most adaptable deer in South America: it survives in the farmland mosaics of the Chaco, where other brockets disappear.
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