Pudu puda

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deer pudu species of mammal

Pudu puda, commonly known as the southern pudu, is a tiny, shy deer native to the temperate forests of southern Chile and Argentina and is one of the smallest deer species in the world.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Pudu mephistophiles 1
pudú 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deer ⓘ
pudu ⓘ
species of mammal ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
averageBodyLength approximately 85 centimeters ⓘ
averageShoulderHeight approximately 32 to 44 centimeters ⓘ
averageWeight approximately 7 to 10 kilograms ⓘ
behavior shy ⓘ
solitary ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
climatePreference temperate ⓘ
coatColor reddish-brown ⓘ
commonName southern pudu ⓘ
conservationStatus Near Threatened ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
continent South America ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
eats bark ⓘ
fruits ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
twigs ⓘ
ecologicalRole browser ⓘ
family Cervidae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy Juan Ignacio Molina ⓘ
firstDescribedIn 1782 ⓘ
genus Pudu ⓘ
gestationPeriod approximately 200 days ⓘ
habitat dense undergrowth ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion quadrupedal ⓘ
nativeTo southern Argentina ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ
notableCharacteristic one of the smallest deer species in the world ⓘ
offspringPerBirth usually one fawn ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
range Andean foothills ⓘ
Chilean Coastal Range ⓘ
surface form: Chilean coastal range
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
sexualDimorphism males have short simple antlers ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
predation by domestic dogs ⓘ
vehicle collisions ⓘ
uses camouflage in dense vegetation ⓘ

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this entity surface form: pudú
Cervidae → includesSpecies → Pudu puda ⓘ
Cervidae → includesSpecies → Pudu puda ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pudu mephistophiles