The Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is the largest deer species found in South America and is primarily found from the southern borders of Amazonian Peru and southern Brazil to northeastern Argentina. Marsh Deer have huge ears, with white hair, red-golden brown fur, dark-large eyes, and long dark legs.
Their shoulders and the eyes of the Marsh Deer also have white line coloring. The legs of Marsh Deer have dark black patches underneath their muzzles and their tail is a light reddish color on the upper and black on the bottom of the rest of the body. Throughout winter months, the Marsh Deer’s coat becomes darker and their primary food source, aquatic plants, becomes harder to forage.
Marsh Deer have standing shoulder heights between 3’7”-4’ (109-122 cm), head-to-body lengths in the range of 6’-6’6” (183-198 cm), and overall weights of 155-330 lb (70-150 kg). The lifespan of a wild Marsh Deer is roughly 10-15 years.
The Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is the largest deer species found in South America and is primarily found from the southern borders of Amazonian Peru and southern Brazil to northeastern Argentina. Marsh Deer have huge ears, with white hair, red-golden brown fur, dark-large eyes, and long dark legs.
Their shoulders and the eyes of the Marsh Deer also have white line coloring. The legs of Marsh Deer have dark black patches underneath their muzzles and their tail is a light reddish color on the upper and black on the bottom of the rest of the body. Throughout winter months, the Marsh Deer’s coat becomes darker and their primary food source, aquatic plants, becomes harder to forage.
Marsh Deer have standing shoulder heights between 3’7”-4’ (109-122 cm), head-to-body lengths in the range of 6’-6’6” (183-198 cm), and overall weights of 155-330 lb (70-150 kg). The lifespan of a wild Marsh Deer is roughly 10-15 years.
