Mazama americana Erxleben 1777 (red brocket)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combination: Moschus americanus

Belongs to Mazama according to J. P. Jorgenson 1993

See also Hershkovitz 1982

Sister taxa: Mazama bororo, Mazama bricenii, Mazama chunyi, Mazama nana, Mazama nemorivaga, Mazama pandora, Mazama rufina, Mazama temama

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (4 collections), Panama (1), Peru (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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