Marsh deer
| Marsh deer | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Female in Esteros del Iberá, Argentina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Blastocerus Wagner, 1844 |
| Species: | B. dichotomus |
| Binomial name | |
| Blastocerus dichotomus (Illiger, 1815) | |
| Geographic range: Red=Former; Yellow=Present | |
The marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is a species of deer native to South America. It is the largest living species of South American deer. This is the only species in the genus Blastocerus.