Pampas deer
Ozotoceros bezoarticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
The pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) is a mammal in the family Cervidae, order Artiodactyla, and subfamily Capreolinae. It is a large, terrestrial herbivore with a cathemeral activity pattern, and adults have a body mass of 40 kg.
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Quick facts about the pampas deer
Gestation lasts 220.4 days, with reported values from 208 to 234 days, and females have 1 young per litter and 1 litter per year. The IUCN Red List classifies the pampas deer as Near Threatened, which is not an IUCN threatened category.
- Weight
- 34.6 kg – 40 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 21.9 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 21.9 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Gestation
- 208 days – 234 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the pampas deer
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Where does the pampas deer live?
Not recorded
What is the pampas deer?
The Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) is a species of deer that live in the grasslands of South America at low elevations. They are known as veado-campeiro in Portuguese and as venado or gama in Spanish. It is the only species in the genus Ozotoceros.
Their habitat includes water and hills, often with winter drought, and grass that is high enough to cover a standing deer. Many of them live on the Pantanal wetlands, where there are ongoing conservation efforts, and other areas of annual flooding cycles. Human activity has changed much of the original landscape.
They are known to live up to 12 years in the wild, longer if captive, but are threatened due to over-hunting and habitat loss. Since a healthy deer population means a healthy grassland, and a healthy grassland is home to many species, some also threatened. Many North American birds migrate south to these areas, and if the Pampas deer habitat is lost, they are afraid these bird species will also decline. There are approximately 80,000 Pampas deer total, with the majority of them living in Brazil.
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Is the pampas deer endangered?
The pampas deer is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species.
How is the pampas deer classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyCervidae
- genusOzotoceros
- SpeciesOzotoceros bezoarticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Blastocerus sylvestris, Cervus azarae, Cervus bezoarcticus, Cervus bezoarticus, Cervus comosus, Cervus cuguapara, Cervus pampaeus
Other names and names in other languages (47)
- أيل بامباسArabic
- venáu de la pampaAsturian
- Пампасен еленBulgarian
- Karv ar pampaBreton
- Cérvol de les pampesCatalan
- jelenec pampovýCzech
- PampashjortDanish
- KamphirschGerman
- PampashirschGerman
- Ελάφι της ΠάμπαςGreek
- GamaSpanish
- Ciervo de las PampasSpanish
- Ciervo PamperoSpanish
- VenadilloSpanish
- VenaditoSpanish
- VenadoSpanish
- Venado CamperoSpanish
- Venado de CampoSpanish
- Venado de las PampasSpanish
- PampahirvEstonian
- Ozotoceros bezoarticusBasque
- PampahirviFinnish
- pampakaurisFinnish
- GoazuFrench
- Cerf des PampasFrench
- Fia pampasIrish
- Cervo das pampasGalician
- Gwazú tíGuarani
- PampaszarvasHungarian
- Cervo delle pampasItalian
- パンパスジカJapanese
- 팜파스사슴Korean
- Pampinis elniasLithuanian
- PampahertDutch
- Jeleń pampasowyPolish
- Sarniak pampasowyPolish
- VeadoPortuguese
- Veado CampeiroPortuguese
- Veado-brancoPortuguese
- Veado-campeiroPortuguese
- Veado-galheiroPortuguese
- Пампасный оленьRussian
- pampski jelenSlovenian
- Pampa geyiğiTurkish
- Patagonya GeyiğiTurkish
- 草原鹿Chinese
- 南美草原鹿Chinese
Relatives of the pampas deer
Other species in the same family Cervidae.
Moose
Alces alces
Reindeer
Rangifer tarandus
Red deer
Cervus elaphus
Roe deer
Capreolus capreolus
European fallow deer
Dama dama
Elk
Cervus canadensis
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Common questions
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What kind of animal is the pampas deer?
The pampas deer is a mammal in the family Cervidae and the order Artiodactyla. It belongs to the genus Ozotoceros.
How heavy is a pampas deer?
An adult Pampas deer has a body mass of 40 kg, which places it in the large size class (25 to 250 kg).
What does the pampas deer eat?
The pampas deer is a herbivore.
Is the pampas deer endangered?
No. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Near Threatened, which is not an IUCN threatened category.
How long does a pampas deer live?
The pampas deer has a lifespan of up to 21.9 years.
How many young does a pampas deer have?
A pampas deer has 1 young per litter and 1 litter per year, after a gestation period of 220.4 days.
Who named the pampas deer?
The pampas deer, Ozotoceros bezoarticus, was named by (Linnaeus, 1758).
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