Northern pudu
The northern pudu (Pudu mephistophiles, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, Spanish: pudú, Spanish pronunciation: [puˈðu]) is a species of South American deer native to the Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador. It is the world's smallest deer and is classified as Data Deficient in the IUCN Red List.
| Northern pudu | |
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| Northern pudu (P. mephistophiles) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Pudu |
| Species: | P. mephistophiles |
| Binomial name | |
| Pudu mephistophiles (de Winton, 1896) | |
| Geographic range of Pudu mephistophiles | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pudua mephistophiles de Winton, 1896 | |
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