Subulo gouazoubira

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Southern Brown Brocket

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Superfamily : Cervoidea
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Capreolinae
Tribe : Odocoileini
Genus : Subulo

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Fischer, G. 1814. Zoognosia. Volumen III. Quadrupeda reliqua. Ceti. Monotrymata. Nicolai Sergeidis Vsevolozsky, Moscow, 732 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130550

Original name as described

Cervus gouazoubira

Other common names

Brown Brocket · Gray Brocket · Common Brown Brocket

Type material

NUPECCE 113

Type kind

neotype

Type locality

Asuncion region (Paraguay).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

moved from Mazama to Subulo; previously included M. nemorivaga; includes superciliaris, which was considered distinct by G&G; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Duarte, J.M.B., González, S. and Maldonado, J.E. 2008. The surprising evolutionary history of South American deer. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49(1):17-22. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.07.009 · Groves, C.P. and Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate Taxonomy. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 309 pp. doi:10.56021/9781421400938 · Bernegossi, A.M., Borges, C.H.D.S., Sandoval, E.D.P., Cartes, J.L., Cernohorska, H., Kubickova, S., Vozdova, M., Caparroz, R., González, S. and Duarte, J.M.B. 2023. Resurrection of the genus Subulo for the gray brocket deer, with designation of a neotype. Journal of Mammalogy 104(3):619-633. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac068 · Sandoval, E.D.P., Vacari, G.Q., Juliá, J.P., González, S., Vozdova, M., Cernohorska, H., Kubickova, S., Kalthoff, D.C. and Duarte, J.M.B. 2023. Assessing the taxonomic status of the gray brocket Mazama simplicicornis argentina Lönnberg, 1919 (Artiodactyla: Cervidae). Zoological Studies 62(30):1-11. doi:10.6620/ZS.2023.62-30

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006295

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Cervus gouazoubira

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gouazoubira

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NUPECCE 113

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

465

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130550

Authority publication

Moscow

Cervus gouazoupira

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gouazoupira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

465

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130550

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:465, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus Guazupira

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

guazupira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

xvii

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130078

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Fischer (1814:xvii, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)

Cervus Simplicicornis

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

simplicicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

108, 117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080973

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:108, 117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Schinz (1821:384, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529145) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Schinz (1825:470, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523887) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  4. Smith (1826:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59865)
  5. Wied-Neuwied (1826:596, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972644) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38741)
  6. Rengger (1830:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68767)
  7. Lesson (1842:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  8. Schmarda (1853:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)
  9. Matschie (1898:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241838) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)
  10. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  11. Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Mazama bira

(Rafinesque, 1817)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

bira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

363

Authority publication

American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review

Name usages

  1. Rafinesque (1817:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35234)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Coassus superciliaris

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

superciliaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1849.1.12.35

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/afbfba90-8080-4df7-b5a9-3b6660fe3004

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278786

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:242, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278786) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39016)
  2. Gray (1852:239, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  3. Gray (1872:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Cervus superciliaris

(Crisp, 1862)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

superciliaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

136

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577168

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Crisp (1862:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67742)
  2. Murray (1866:335, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Coassus simplicicornis

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

simplicicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707858

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:91, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707858) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Nanelaphus Namby

(Fitzinger, 1874)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

namby

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

361

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8286413

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1874:361, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8286413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39160)

Subulo superciliaris

Fitzinger, 1874

Family

Cervidae

Root name

superciliaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8286412

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1874:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8286412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39160)

Nanelaphus Namby

(Fitzinger, 1879)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

namby

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

32

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8652394

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Nanelaphus nambi

(von Pelzeln, 1883)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

nambi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423313

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Cervus (Coassus) nanus

(von Ihering, 1894)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16056662

Authority publication

São Paulo

Mazama nana

(Lydekker, 1898)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

nana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

305

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573668

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Lydekker (1898:305, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40827)

Mazama superciliaris

(Lydekker, 1898)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

superciliaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573662

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lydekker (1898:301, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573662) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40827)
  2. Allen (1915:549, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719918) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16019)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:@unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000623) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Coassus simplicicornis var. mexianae

(Hagmann, 1908)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mexianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority publication

Archiv für Rassen- und Gesellschafts-Biologie

Mazama simplicicornis

(O. Thomas, 1913)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

simplicicornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

585

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636146

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1913:585, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16427)
  2. Allen (1915:547, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62719916) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16019)
  3. Castellanos (1924:113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58670)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Mazama simplicicornis var. Kozeritzi

(de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1919)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

kozeritzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

pl. 10, pl. 8, pl. 9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11192573 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11192577 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11192581

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Mazama simplicicornis argentina

(Lönnberg, 1919)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

argentinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM MA620394

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6455249

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Azarina fusca

(Larrañaga, 1923)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

348

Authority publication

Montevideo

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Mazama gouazoubira

(Hershkovitz, 1951)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gouazoubira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

567

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2761774

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hershkovitz (1951:567, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2761774) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37831)
  2. Hall & Kelson (1959:1013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72300)
  3. Barriga-Bonilla (1966:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43035)
  4. Husson (1973:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16943)
  5. Husson (1978:366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1991:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  9. Voss, Lunde & Simmons (2001:72) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10101)
  10. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  11. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  12. Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  13. Groves & Grubb (2011:81) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #29620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #29620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/29620/22154584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Mazama gouazoubira medemi

(Barriga-Bonilla, 1966)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

medemi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ICN 812

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

497

Authority publication

Caldasia

Name usages

  1. Barriga-Bonilla (1966:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43035)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Mazama gouazoupira

(Grubb, 1993)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gouazoupira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

391

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Grubb (1993:391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)
  2. Anderson (1997:372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Mazama gouazoupira gouazoupira

(S. Anderson, 1997)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gouazoupira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

373

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:373) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Mazama gouazoubira gouazoubira

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gouazoubira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Mazama gouazoubira mexianae

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

mexianae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Mazama gouazoubira superciliaris

(Grubb, 2005)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

superciliaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Subulo gouazoubira

Bernegossi, C. H. D. S. Borges, Sandoval, Cartes, Cernohorska, Kubickova, Vozdova, Caparroz, S. González, & Duarte, 2023

Family

Cervidae

Root name

gouazoubira

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

622

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Bernegossi, Borges, Sandoval, Cartes, Cernohorska, Kubickova, Vozdova, Caparroz, González & Duarte (2023:622) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62168)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  3. Peres & Duarte (2025:549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69805)

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