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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyCervidae
- genusMazama
- 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
Relatives of the pigmy brocket
Other species in the same genus Mazama.

Red brocket
Mazama americana
Chunyi
Mazama chunyi

Gray brocket
Mazama gouazoubira

Little red brocket
Mazama rufina

Small red brocket
Mazama bororo
Amazonian brown brocket
Mazama nemorivaga
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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