Pygmy brocket Mazama nana Vulnerable
Where the pygmy brocket lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 210 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
| Scientific name | Mazama nana |
|---|---|
| Group | Deer |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
Where does the pygmy brocket live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pygmy brocket in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the pygmy brocket endangered?
The pygmy brocket’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the pygmy brocket?
The pygmy brocket (Mazama nana) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Mazama. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the pygmy brocket
The pygmy brocket (Mazama nana) is a brocket deer species from South America. It is found in southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. It is a small deer with short legs, weighing 15 to 20 kilograms (33 to 44 lb). It is reddish-brown in color.
This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Mazama rufina.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pygmy brocket (revision 1350112399), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2223955 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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