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Mazama americana
Red brocket is a mammal associated with forests. It is herbivorous and usually solitary. Available information is limited, so range and population status remain uncertain.
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Its range is represented here by the Neotropics, where it uses forests. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 100-140 cm, weight 20 kg-48 kg. It has a hoofed ungulate body plan, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is most active around dawn and dusk and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is herbivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests, so movements often follow available food resources.
As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.
Recorded scientifically as Mazama americana. Available information is limited, so range and population status remain uncertain. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
