Pygmy brocket

The pygmy brocket (Mazama nana) is a brocket deer species from South America.^[2] It is found in southern Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.^[3] It is a small deer with short legs, weighing 15 to 20 kilograms (33 to 44 lb). It is reddish-brown in color.

Pygmy brocket
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Capreolinae
Genus:	Mazama
Species:	M. nana
Binomial name
Mazama nana (Hensel, 1872)
Pygmy brocket distribution.   Extant   Possibly extant

This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Mazama rufina.

Hybrids with Mazama americana

The occurrence of hybrids between the two species was documented in captivity.^[4]