The Central American red brocket, Mazama temama, also called the Mexican red brocket, is a species of brocket deer native to Mexico, Central America and northern Colombia. It was first described by Robert Kerr in 1792, later treated as a subspecies of the South American red brocket, and is now regarded as a separate species because its karyotype has 2n = 50. It lives in primary and secondary tropical forests from sea level up to cloud forest at about 2,800 metres. In the north its range includes the Mexican states of San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas and Veracruz, and it continues south through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama into Colombia. It is listed as Data Deficient by the IUCN, and some Mexican farmers regard it as a pest.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
Cervidae, Taxa Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)
In Biome
Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem
Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
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Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)Habitat and range, range (belize)Quote, Habitat and range, range (belize)
It is also known from Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
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Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)Habitat and range, range (colombia)Quote, Habitat and range, range (colombia)
extending into north and north-central Colombia via the Darién Gap
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Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)Habitat and range, range (guatemala)Quote, Habitat and range, range (guatemala)
It is also known from Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
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Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)Lead, range (mexico)Quote, Lead, range (mexico)
native to Mexico, Central America, and northern Colombia
Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: mazama temama, Diet columns (plant material 80%, fruit 0%, seed 20%)
5295 Mazama temama Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 18809.87 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
Row: mazama temama, Activity columns (Nocturnal 1)
5295 Mazama temama Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 18809.87 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
Row: mazama temama, Activity columns (Crepuscular 1)
5295 Mazama temama Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 18809.87 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
Row: mazama temama, Activity columns (Diurnal 1)
5295 Mazama temama Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 18809.87 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
Row: mazama temama, BodyMass-Value 18809.87 g (18.8 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
5295 Mazama temama Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 18809.87 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
View the Source 2. Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)
Lead, range (mexico)
native to Mexico, Central America, and northern Colombia
Habitat and range, range (belize)
It is also known from Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
Habitat and range, range (guatemala)
It is also known from Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
Habitat and range, range (colombia)
extending into north and north-central Colombia via the Darién Gap
Lead
is a species of brocket deer
Conservation
It is likely threatened in some areas by hunting and deforestation.
Conservation, relationship to people
In Mexico, it is regarded as an agricultural pest by some legume farmers.
Habitat
Mazama temama is found in primary and secondary tropical forests
Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead, family placement
is a species of brocket deer
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Lead, group placement
is a species of brocket deer
In Biome: Cloud Forest, Habitat and range
cloud forest habitat
In Ecosystem: Forest, Habitat and range
is found in primary and secondary tropical forests
View the Source3. GBIF: Mazama temama
GBIFDistributions, IUCN Red List threat statusQuote, Distributions, IUCN Red List threat status
threatStatus: DATA_DEFICIENT
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