The Red Brocket Deer is distributed from Mexico through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina.

It is found in thick forest where there is dense undergrowth particularly swampy areas and close to rivers. They are well adapted to forest life with short front legs and antlers, found only on the males (photos 3 and 4), simple and short enough to slip through the vegetation.

The body and legs are a rich chestnut brown while the head and neck are grey-brown. The face is plain. The young are red with white spots for the first few months. We thought that the female in photos 1 and 2 might have been pregnant.