Mazama zetta
O. Thomas, 1913
Colombian Red 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 | : Mazama |
Species status
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1913-06-01. On certain of the smaller S.-American Cervidæ. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)11(66):585-589.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636147Original name as described
Mazama zetta
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1878.8.31.3
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8973ad8e-2011-46c4-afe2-9faf162c9a29Type locality
Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Ecuador · Venezuela?
Taxonomy notes
split from M. americana and includes populations previously attributed to M. temama
Taxonomy notes citation
Escobedo-Morales, L. A., Castañeda-Rico, S., Mandujano, S., León-Paniagua, L., Martínez-Meyer, E., & Maldonado, J. E. (2025). Mitochondrial genome and ultraconserved elements reveal a species complex within the Central American brocket deer Mazama temama (Artiodactyla: Cervidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108400.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
Species Permalink
https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006966Country distribution map
The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.
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.
Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.