The Red Brocket Deer is a small, reddish-brown deer of tropical and subtropical forests that reaches the northern edge of its range in southern Mexico. It navigates dense jungle understory using its small, spike-like antlers to avoid entanglement in vegetation. Brocket deer are solitary and secretive, relying on their reddish coat for camouflage among fallen leaves.
Habitat
Tropical and subtropical moist forests and thickets
Diet
Fruits, leaves, fungi, and browse
How common
Rare
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