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Southern Pudu
Pudu puda (Molina, 1782)
Also calledChileense Poedoe (nld) · Chilenpudu (fin) · Ciervo Enano (spa) · Déli törpeszarvas (hun) · Güney Pudu Geyiği (tur) · Lõuna-puduhirv (est) · Poudou austral (fra) · Poudou du Sud (fra) · Pudu Meridional (spa) · Pudu chilijski (pol) · Pudu du Sud (fra) · Pudu sureño (spa) · Pudu-Meridional (por) · Pudu-do-sul (por)
First described in: Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile p.308
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
COMMENTS: For original spelling of specific name, see Hershkovitz (1982).
Order Artiodactyla
activity
Activity patterns. It is mainly crepuscular, but can be active both day and night as well.
Cervidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. It lives in temperate pristine rain forests, from sea level to 1700 m above sea level, more frequently at high elevations. It also occurs in secondary forests. It feeds along forest edges.
Cervidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Its small and compact body enables it to move in the thick understory of the forest. It occupies home ranges of 15 - 25 ha, sometimes larger, which it defends actively. Fighting includes jumping at the rival, biting, and thrashing him with the front legs. Marking includes depositing feces in latrines. It lives solitarily or in temporary pairs.
Cervidae
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2440911.