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Dwarf Red Brocket

Mazama rufina

Classification

Family
Cervidae

The little red brocket or swamp brocket (Andinocervus rufinus), also known as the Ecuador red brocket, is a small, little-studied deer native to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru, where found in forest and páramo at altitudes between 1,400 and 3,600 metres (4,600 and 11,800 ft). It is one of the smallest brocket deer. The coat is reddish, and the legs and crown are blackish.

Distribution

(c) Francisco Sánchez Karste, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 1