| Little red brocket | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Mazama |
| Species: | M. rufina |
| Binomial name | |
| Mazama rufina | |
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Thelittle red brocket orswamp brocket (Mazama rufina), also known as theEcuador red brocket,[2] is a small, little-studieddeer native to theAndes ofColombia,Ecuador and northernPeru, where found in forest andpáramo at altitudes between 1,400 and 3,600 metres (4,600 and 11,800 ft).[1] It is one of the smallestbrocket deer. The coat is reddish, and the legs and crown are blackish.[3] As recently as 1999, some authorities included both thepygmy brocket (M. nana) andMerida brocket (M. bricenii) assubspecies of the little red brocket.[4]
The little red brocket may have formed an important part of the diet of the people of the PleistoceneLas Vegas culture.[5]
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