Northern pudu
Pudu mephistophiles (de Winton, 1896)
The northern pudu (Pudu mephistophiles) is a species in the family Cervidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 9.6 kg to 9.68 kg and live up to 10 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
Quick facts about the northern pudu
- Weight
- 9.6 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 10 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 210 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the northern pudu live?
Not recorded
What is the northern pudu?
The northern pudu (Pudella mephistophiles, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, 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 and is classified as Data Deficient in the IUCN Red List. Originally classified under genus Pudu, some authorities consider it to belong to a separate genus (Pudella) from the southern pudu, along with Pudella carlae.
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Is the northern pudu endangered?
The northern pudu is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species. What the categories mean.
How is the northern pudu classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyCervidae
- genusPudu
- SpeciesPudu mephistophiles (de Winton, 1896)
Synonyms Pudella mephistophiles, Pudu mephistopheles, Pudua mephistophiles
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Nord-PuduGerman
- SachacabraSpanish
- Ciervo EnamoSpanish
- Pudu NorteñoSpanish
- Venadito De Los PáramosSpanish
- Venado ConejoSpanish
- PaholaispuduFinnish
- Pudu Du NordFrench
- Poudou Du NordFrench
- Pudú ekwadorskiPolish
- Pudu-do-nortePortuguese
Relatives of the northern pudu
Other species in the same genus Pudu.
Southern pudu
Pudu puda
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the northern pudu?
An adult northern pudu weighs 9.6 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the northern pudu endangered?
The northern pudu is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
How long does the northern pudu live?
The northern pudu has a recorded lifespan of 10 years.
How long is the northern pudu pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 210 days.
What kind of animal is the northern pudu?
The northern pudu (Pudu mephistophiles) belongs to the family Cervidae in the order Artiodactyla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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