---
title: "Cervo-do-pantanal"
description: "Blastocerus dichotomus — Mamíferos. The marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is a species of deer native to South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/marsh-deer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cervo-do-pantanal

> Blastocerus dichotomus — Mamíferos. The marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is a species of deer native to South America.

- Scientific name: *Blastocerus dichotomus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 2094
- Wikidata: [Q504501](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q504501)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42228](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42228)

## Names

- en: Marsh Deer
- de: Sumpfhirsch
- es: Ciervo De Los Pantanos
- fr: Cerf des Marais
- nl: Moerashert
- pt: Cervo-do-pantanal
- pl: Jeleniak bagienny

## Countries with the most observations

AR (996), BR (917), BO (70), PY (11)

## Summary

The marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) is a species of deer native to South America. It is the largest living species of South American deer. It is the only species in the genus Blastocerus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_deer

## Photo

![Cervo-do-pantanal](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/marsh-deer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Whaldener Endo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121671227

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/marsh-deer?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).