Red brocket: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red brocket lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mazama americana
Group	Deer
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Cervidae

Where does the red brocket live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red brocket in 6 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Mazagão.

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 red brocket endangered?

The red brocket’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red brocket?

The red brocket (Mazama americana) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Mazama. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red brocket

The red brocket (Mazama americana) is a species of brocket deer from forests in South America, ranging from northern Argentina to Colombia and the Guianas. It also occurs on the Caribbean island of Trinidad (it also occurred on the island of Tobago until very recent historical times, but has been extirpated there).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red brocket (revision 1345022487), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763357 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).