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SPECIES PROFILE
Southern Pudu (Pudu puda)
Pudu
IUCN STATUS
Near Threatened
CONSERVATION STATUS
Near Threatened
CLASS
Mammalia
GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE
Southern Chile and Argentina
DIET
Herbivorous
HABITAT
Temperate rainforest and bamboo thickets
🔬 Classification
PHYLUM
Chordata
CLASS
Mammalia
ORDER
Artiodactyla
FAMILY
Cervidae
GENUS
Pudu
📋 Description
SIZE
Up to 40 cm at shoulder; 7-13 kg
COLORATION
Reddish-brown, rounded body with short straight antlers
ADAPTATIONS
Small size lets it slip through thick undergrowth
🌿 Ecology
HABITAT
Temperate rainforest and bamboo thickets
DIET
Herbivorous
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
Southern Chile and Argentina
REPRODUCTION
Single fawn
DIET DETAILS
Leaves, shoots and fruit
⚠️ Threats & Conservation
PRIMARY THREATS
Dogs, habitat loss, roadkill
💡 Interesting Facts
1
One of the world's smallest deer, standing barely knee-high to a person.
2
When alarmed it barks and bounds away in a zig-zag through the forest.
🔭 Sighting Guide
📍 BEST PLACES TO SIGHT
Chiloe National Park
Puyehue National Park
🗓️ BEST TIME TO SIGHT
October-March
🎯 SIGHTING TIPS
Search dense temperate rainforest undergrowth on Chiloe with a guide; the tiny deer is shy and elusive.
