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Red brocket

Mazama americana (Erxleben, 1777)

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The red brocket (Mazama americana) is a species in the family Cervidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 22.8 kg to 23 kg and live up to 13.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.

Red brocket (Mazama americana)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red brocket

Weight
22.8 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
13.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
17.1 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
200 days – 225 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
1.22src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 months – 12.5 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
Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red brocket live?

Not recorded

What is the red brocket?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red brocket (Mazama americana) is a species of brocket deer from forests in South America, ranging from northern Argentina to Colombia and the Guianas. It also occurs on the Caribbean island of Trinidad (it also occurred on the island of Tobago until very recent historical times, but has been extirpated there).

From the Wikipedia article “Red brocket” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_brocket&oldid=1345022487), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the red brocket endangered?

The red brocket is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species.

How is the red brocket classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderArtiodactyla
  5. familyCervidae
  6. genusMazama
  7. SpeciesMazama americana (Erxleben, 1777)

Synonyms Mazama americana americana, Mazama americana carrikeri, Mazama americana gualea, Mazama americana jucunda, Mazama americana rosii, Mazama americana rufa, Mazama americana sarae, Mazama americana sheila, Mazama americana trinitatis, Mazama americana whitelyi, Mazama americana zamora, Mazama americana zetta, Mazama zamora, Mazama zetta, Moschus americanus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Common red brocketEnglish
  • Common red brocketEnglish
  • Northwestern red brocketEnglish
  • Red brocket deerEnglish
  • South American red brocketEnglish
  • South American red brocketEnglish
  • شادن أحمرArabic
  • Chiang³cpa
  • mazama červenýCzech
  • Rød spidshjortDanish
  • RotmazamaGerman
  • GroßmazamaGerman
  • Roter SpießhirschGerman
  • Κοινό Κόκκινο ΜαζάμαGreek
  • Corzuela RojaSpanish
  • Corzuela coloradaSpanish
  • Corzuela ColoradoSpanish
  • Temazate rojoSpanish
  • piikkokaurisFinnish
  • IsopiikkohirviFinnish
  • Mazame RouxFrench
  • Daguet rougeFrench
  • Guazú pitaGuarani
  • Vörös nyársasszarvasHungarian
  • マザマJapanese
  • アカマザマJapanese
  • Kudijbt
  • 붉은마자마사슴Korean
  • RødspisshjortNorwegian Bokmål
  • Rood SpieshertDutch
  • mazama rudaPolish
  • Veado-mateiroPortuguese
  • Большой мазамаRussian
  • 赤短角鹿Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red brocket

Other species in the same genus Mazama.

VU, Vulnerable

Chunyi

Mazama chunyi

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red brocket?

An adult red brocket weighs 22.8 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red brocket endangered?

The red brocket is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.

How long does the red brocket live?

The red brocket has a recorded lifespan of 13.8 years.

How long is the red brocket pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 200 days – 225 days.

What kind of animal is the red brocket?

The red brocket (Mazama americana) belongs to the family Cervidae in the order Artiodactyla.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red brocket (Mazama americana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-brocket

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BibTeX
@misc{red_brocket_2026,
  title = {Red brocket (Mazama americana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-brocket},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}