Chunyi
Mazama chunyi Hershkovitz, 1959
The chunyi (Mazama chunyi) is a species in the family Cervidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 16.1 kg to 16.5 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
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Quick facts about the chunyi
- Weight
- 16.1 kg – 16.5 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 243 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chunyi live?
Not recorded
What is the chunyi?
The dwarf brocket (Subulo chunyi), or chunyi, is a small species of deer native to the Andean highlands in western Bolivia and southeastern Peru, where it is found in forest and páramo. Its pelage is reddish-brown with dark grey foreparts and neck. The underparts are lighter brown, and the muzzle short and thick. It weighs around 11 kg (24 lb).
A little-studied species of brocket deer, the IUCN considers the dwarf brocket as Vulnerable. Research has occurred in the forests of Bolivia, expanding known localities and modelling geographic distribution; while as much as 40% of the habitat was degraded or fragmented, the rest showed good conservation. This led to the recommendation of treating it as Vulnerable.
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Is the chunyi endangered?
The chunyi is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the chunyi classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyCervidae
- genusMazama
- SpeciesMazama chunyi Hershkovitz, 1959
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Common dwarf brocketEnglish
- Dwarf brocketEnglish
- Dwarf brocketEnglish
- Dwarf brocketEnglish
- Peruvian dwarf brocketEnglish
- Peruvian dwarf brocketEnglish
- Peruvian dwarf brocket deerEnglish
- Peruvian dwarf brocket deerEnglish
- Südlicher ZwergmazamaGerman
- Kleiner grauer SpießhirschGerman
- Peruanischer ZwergmazamaGerman
- CuñiSpanish
- CabritoSpanish
- ChuñiSpanish
- ChuñitarukaSpanish
- VenadilloSpanish
Relatives of the chunyi
Other species in the same genus Mazama.
Red brocket
Mazama americana
Gray brocket
Mazama gouazoubira
Little red brocket
Mazama rufina
Small red brocket
Mazama bororo
Amazonian brown brocket
Mazama nemorivaga
Central American red brocket
Mazama temama
CompareChunyi vs Red brocketChunyi vs Gray brocketChunyi vs Little red brocketChunyi vs Small red brocket
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chunyi?
An adult chunyi weighs 16.1 kg – 16.5 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chunyi endangered?
The chunyi is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long is the chunyi pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 243 days.
What kind of animal is the chunyi?
The chunyi (Mazama chunyi) belongs to the family Cervidae in the order Artiodactyla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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