Southern pudu
| Southern pudu | |
|---|---|
| Southern pudu (P. puda) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Pudu |
| Species: | P. puda |
| Binomial name | |
| Pudu puda (Molina, 1782) | |
| Geographic range of Pudu puda | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Capra puda Molina, 1782 | |
The southern pudu (Pudu puda, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, Spanish: pudú, Spanish pronunciation: [puˈðu]) is a species of South American deer native to the Valdivian temperate forests of south-central Chile and adjacent Argentina. It is classified as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List.