marsh deer

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The marsh deer is a large, semi-aquatic South American deer species adapted to wetlands and floodplains, characterized by long legs and a reddish-brown coat.

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marsh deer canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf herbivore ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
species of deer ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern mainly crepuscular ⓘ
adaptation long legs for moving in deep water ⓘ
semi-aquatic lifestyle ⓘ
antlerCharacteristic branched antlers ⓘ
binomialName Blastocerus dichotomus ⓘ
linked to: Blastocerus
bodySize large ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor reddish-brown ⓘ
commonName marsh deer ⓘ
conservationConcern population declining in many areas ⓘ
diet aquatic plants ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
herbaceous vegetation ⓘ
distributionRegion Pantanal ⓘ
Paraná River basin ⓘ
ecologicalRole large wetland herbivore ⓘ
family Cervidae ⓘ
genus Blastocerus ⓘ
habitat floodplains ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
river edges ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
IUCNStatus Vulnerable ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
limbCharacteristic elongated hooves ⓘ
splayed hooves for walking on soft ground ⓘ
nativeTo Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction gives birth to a single fawn ⓘ
sexualDimorphism males have antlers ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat dams and hydrological changes ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
wetland drainage ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paraná Delta → hasFauna → marsh deer ⓘ