Northern pudu
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| Northern pudu (P. mephistophiles) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Pudella |
| Species: | P. mephistophiles
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| Pudella mephistophiles (de Winton,1896)
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| Geographic range ofPudu mephistophiles | |
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Pudua mephistophilesde Winton, 1896[3] | |
Thenorthern pudu(Pudella mephistophiles,Mapudungunpüdüorpüdu,[4]Spanish:pudú,Spanish pronunciation:[puˈðu]) is a species ofSouth Americandeer native to theAndesofColombia,Venezuela,PeruandEcuador.It is the world's smallestdeer[5]and is classified as Data Deficient in theIUCN Red List.[1]Originally classified under genusPudu,some authorities consider it to belong to a separate genus (Pudella) from thesouthern pudu,along withPudella carlae.[6]
Description
[edit]The northern pudu is the smallest species of deer in the world, standing 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) tall at the shoulder and weighing 3.3 to 6 kg (7.3 to 13.2 lb).[7]The antlers of the northern pudu grow to about 6 cm (2.4 in) long and curve backward. Its coat tends to be lighter than that of thesouthern pudu,but the face is darker compared to the coat.[7]
Range and habitat
[edit]The northern pudu is found at higher altitudes than its sister species, from 2,000 to 4,000 m (6,600 to 13,100 ft) abovesea level.It has a discontinuous range across the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It inhabits montane forests, high-elevation elfin forests, and humid alpinepáramograsslands above the tree-line. TheMarañón dry forestsare a gap in the species' range, separating the Ecuadorian population from the Peruvian population in thePeruvian Yungassouth of theMarañón River.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcBarrio, J.; Tirira, D.G. (2019)."Pudu mephistophiles".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2019:e.T18847A22163836.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T18847A22163836.en.Retrieved12 November2021.
- ^"Appendices | CITES".cites.org.Retrieved14 January2022.
- ^de Winton, W. E. (1896)."On some Mammals from Ecuador".Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.64(2): 507–513 [508].doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1896.tb03055.x.
- ^Muñoz Urrutia, Rafael, ed. (2006).Diccionario Mapuche: Mapudungun/Español, Español/Mapudungun(in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Centro Gráfico Ltda. p. 184.ISBN956-8287-99-X.
- ^"Southern Pudu".Animal Planet. 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 28 November 2012.Retrieved19 September2009.
- ^Javier Barrio; Eliécer E Gutiérrez; Guillermo D’Elía (2024). "The First living cervid Species described in the 21st Century and Revalidation ofPudella(Artiodactyla) ".Journal of Mammalogy.doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyae012.
- ^abGeist, Valerius (September 1998).Deer of the World: Their Evolution, Behaviour, and Ecology.Stackpole Books. pp. 119–121.ISBN978-0-8117-0496-0.