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RED BROCKET FACTS
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Description
The Red Brocket is a small deer with chestnut-red body and legs, lighter brown belly. The head and neck are gray. Males have short, unbranched antlers that point backwards. They are good swimmers.
Size
Length 1.0 - 1.3m. Shoulder height 67-76cm.
Environment
rainforest, forest edges, gardens, and plantations
Food
fruit, leaves. During the wet season, fungi is important food.
Breeding
Does give birth to one or two young after gestation period of about 225 days
Range
southern Mexico to northern Argentina
Conservation Status
The conservation status in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals is "data deficient".
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Artiodactyla | | Family: | Cervidae | | Genus: | Mazama | | Species: | americana | | Common Name: | Red Brocket |
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