Mazama temama

(Kerr, 1792)

Vernacular names
English : Mexican Red Brocket
French : Daguet roux du Mexique

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Cetartiodactyla
Family : Cervidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Body length of 110 cm, shoulder height of 70 cm, weight of 32 kg. Small upwards-oriented pointed antlers. Fur is globally reddish, becoming browner and grayer on legs, neck and around head. Underparts white.

Range and habitat
This species is endemic to Central America, being found from Mexico to Guatemala. Lives in mostly found in well-preserved humid forests, up to 2800 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : DATA DEFICIENT
CITES : Not Listed
Status : This species is so poorly known from the wild that assessing its status is very difficult. Probably vulnerable to hunting and deforestation.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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