Northern_pudú
Northern pudu
Species of small South American deer
The northern pudu (Pudella mephistophiles, Mapudungun püdü or püdu,[4] 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[5] and is classified as Data Deficient in the IUCN Red List.[1] Originally classified under genus Pudu, some authorities consider it to belong to a separate genus (Pudella) from the southern pudu, along with Pudella carlae.[6]