546 observationsData Deficient
Mexican Red Brocket
Mazama temama
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Artiodactyla ›Family: Cervidae ›Genus: Mazama
About
The Central American red brocket (Mazama temama) is a species of brocket deer ranging from southern Mexico, through Central America, to northwestern Colombia. It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the red brocket from South America, but its karyotype has 2n = 50, while the latter's was initially described as having 2n = 68-70. However, a more recent description gives the red brocket a variable karyotype with 2n varying from 48 to 54. It is...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Mexican Red Brocket is Mazama temama.
- The Mexican Red Brocket has a conservation status of Data Deficient.
- Mexican Red Brocket belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Mexican Red Brocket belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Mexican Red Brocket belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Mexican Red Brocket belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
- Mexican Red Brocket belongs to the family Cervidae.
- Mexican Red Brocket belongs to the genus Mazama.