Species group · Mammals
Pudus
WAnimals has 2 species of pudu, all in the family Cervidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 10 countries
- 20 parks
- Weight
- 3.3 kg – 13.4 kg
- Length
- 60 cm – 90 cm
- Lifespan
- 10 – 12 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of pudus on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 10 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
It climbs: it gets up onto fallen trunks and rocks to reach high leaves, and animals have been documented walking up sloping branches, which is unheard of in a deer.
From Southern Pudu
When chased it does not flee in a straight line: it zigzags along the tunnels of the understorey, where a dog or a puma cannot follow at the same speed.
From Southern Pudu
It is the smallest deer on the planet: an adult weighs about as much as a large domestic cat.
From Pudus
The males have tiny antlers, straight and unbranched, of barely six centimetres, almost hidden among the hair of the forehead.
From Pudus