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Pigmy brocket

Mazama nanus (Hensel, 1872)

Status not recordedmammals

The pigmy brocket (Mazama nanus) is a species in the family Cervidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh about 16.5 kg.

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Quick facts about the pigmy brocket

Weight
16.5 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pigmy brocket live?

Not recorded

Is the pigmy brocket endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pigmy brocket classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyCervidae
  6. genusMazama
  7. SpeciesMazama nanus (Hensel, 1872)

Synonyms Cervus nanus, Mazama nana

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Brazilian dwarf brocketEnglish
  • Dwarf red brocketEnglish
  • Lesser brocketEnglish
  • Pygmy brocketEnglish
  • Pygmy red brocketEnglish
  • شادن قزم برازيليArabic
  • mazama malýCzech
  • KleinmazamaGerman
  • Corzuela EnanaSpanish
  • brasialianpiikkokaurisFinnish
  • Mazame nainFrench
  • ナナマザマJapanese
  • 피그미마자마사슴Korean
  • Liten SpisshjortNorwegian Bokmål
  • PygmeespieshertDutch
  • Mazama małaPolish
  • Veado-PocaPortuguese
  • Мазама-пигмейRussian
  • 倭短角鹿Chinese
  • KleinspießhirschGerman
  • Veado-boró-do-sulPortuguese
  • Veado-mão-curtaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pigmy brocket

Other species in the same genus Mazama.

VU, Vulnerable

Chunyi

Mazama chunyi

CervidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePigmy brocket vs Red brocketPigmy brocket vs ChunyiPigmy brocket vs Gray brocketPigmy brocket vs Little red brocket

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pigmy brocket?

An adult pigmy brocket weighs 16.5 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pigmy brocket?

The pigmy brocket (Mazama nanus) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pigmy brocket (Mazama nanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigmy-brocket

MLA

“Pigmy brocket (Mazama nanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigmy-brocket.

BibTeX
@misc{pigmy_brocket_2026,
  title = {Pigmy brocket (Mazama nanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigmy-brocket},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}