When was Dwarf Brocket created?

1. What eats a Red Brocket deer?
2. Where does the Red Brocket live?
3. Do Brocket Deer have antlers?
4. What are Red Brocket adaptations?
5. What do Brown Brocket eat?
6. Does Trinidad have deer?
7. What is a Red Brocket diet?
8. What do GREY deer eat?
9. Is a deer in the rainforest?
10. Are there Jaguars in Trinidad?
11. Are there squirrels in Trinidad?
12. Are there crocodiles in Trinidad?

What eats a Red Brocket deer?

Because they are vulnerable to apex rainforest predators such jaguars and pumas, for which they are a major food source, red brocket deer tend to spend their entire lives among dense vegetation.

Where does the Red Brocket live?

The red brocket (Mazama americana) is a species of brocket deer from forests in South America, ranging from northern Argentina to Colombia and the Guianas. It also occurs on the Caribbean island of Trinidad (it also occurred on the island of Tobago until very recent historical times, but has been extirpated there).

Do Brocket Deer have antlers?

Red brocket is the largest species of deer around the globe. This animal also has the most extensive range among all species of its family. ... They have antlers, like most deer species.

What are Red Brocket adaptations?

Brockets are well-adapted to rainforest life. They have straight antlers and small bodies (24 – 48 kg) for sliding under and through tangled vines, they have a habit of freezing when startled and then slipping away into dense vegetation, and they are solitary in their foraging.

What do Brown Brocket eat?

They are hunted by predators like the Puma and Jaguar in South America. Brocket Deer eat mostly foods they find within their forest home, including fruits, leaves and shoots.

Does Trinidad have deer?

Red brocket deer can be found in Central and South America inclusive of Trinidad. They live in dense vegetation in mountains, rainforests and plantations where they can easily hide in the vegetation to escape potential predators (Jansa, 1999).

What is a Red Brocket diet?

Red brocket diets consist mainly of fruit and some leaves and fibrous material. During the wet season when food availability is low, ttheir diet may consist mainly of fungi. In extreme cases where fruit and fungi become scarce, it may eat stems, bark, petioles, leaves, and animal matter instead. ("

What do GREY deer eat?

Gray brocket deer is herbivore (plant-eater). Its diet is based on fleshy and dry fruit. When fruit is not available, it eats root, leaves, twigs, flowers and bark.

Is a deer in the rainforest?

Deer live in a variety of biomes, ranging from tundra to the tropical rainforest. While often associated with forests, many deer are ecotone species that live in transitional areas between forests and thickets (for cover) and prairie and savanna (open space).

Are there Jaguars in Trinidad?

Trinidad and Tobago lack jaguars, but it does have its smaller cousin the ocelot. This is a medium-sized wild cat with beautiful striped and spotted fur that reminds people of a jaguar's. If a person wants to see a jaguar, they'll need to go to the central plains of Venezuela.

Are there squirrels in Trinidad?

These squirrels have a broad skull with a long rostrum and nasals (Nitikman, 1985). ECOLOGY. Sciurus granatensis is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. It is also found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela.

Are there crocodiles in Trinidad?

Crocodiles and alligators (Crocodylia): 4 species recorded in total for the country (two are known to be native and breeding on Trinidad, with one of those breeding in Tobago, while the other 2 were occasionally historically recorded as waifs).