Marsh deer

Marsh deer
Male
Female in Esteros del Iberá, Argentina
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Blastocerus
Wagner, 1844
Species:
B. dichotomus
Binomial name
Blastocerus dichotomus
(Illiger, 1815)
Geographic range: Red=Former; Yellow=Present

The marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is a species of deer native to South America. It is the largest living species of South American deer. This is the only species in the genus Blastocerus.

Marsh deer in the Pantanal
A male in Rio do Peixe State Park, a hotspot of this species beyond Pantanal
  1. ^ Duarte, J.M.B.; Varela, D.; Piovezan, U.; Beccaceci, M.D.; Garcia, J.E. (2016). "Blastocerus dichotomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2828A22160916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T2828A22160916.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.