Characteristics: Species measuring about 1.5m in length (from snout to tail), and standing approximately 80cm tall, with a tail that is 16 to 26cm long. It is rusty-cinnamon or burnt-red in color and, from two years of age, the male bears two sharp, straight horns. Fawns have irregular patches on the sides of their abdomens.

Distribution: Throughout Brazil.

Habitat: Forests, palm forests, tree-covered savannas, and rain forests.

Habits: This is a diurnal and generally solitary species; when it feels threatened, it runs through the woods in search of the rivers and jumps into the water.

Diet: Herbivorous/frugivorous, frequently seen in corn, sugarcane, and bean fields.

Breeding: The female will usually give birth to a single fawn between March and November.

In the UFRA area: This species of deer is rare, as it was spotted only 15 times. It has a wide spatial distribution and can be found in organic sugarcane fields, wetlands with herbaceous plants, wetlands with riparian forests, Restored Native Forests, native forests, forests in spontaneous regeneration, and in fields in spontaneous regeneration. This species was often seen in the sugarcane carrier tracks or sheltering in the crop's plots.