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The pudús (Mapudungun ''püdü'' or ''püdu'', (スペイン語:pudú), (:puˈðu)) are two subspecies of South American deer from the genus ''Pudu'', and are the world's smallest deer. The name is a loanword from Mapudungun, the language of the indigenous Mapuche people of southern Chile.〔 The two species of pudús are the northern pudú (''Pudu mephistophiles'') from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and the southern pudú (''Pudu puda''; sometimes incorrectly modified to ''Pudu pudu''〔Hershkovitz, Philip (1982). ''Neotropical deer (Cervidae) : Part I. Pudus, genus Pudu Gray''. Pp. 60-61. Fieldiana Zoology new series, no.11.〕) from southern Chile and southwestern Argentina. Pudús range in size from tall, and up to long. As of 2009, both species are classified as "Endangered" in the IUCN Red List.〔 〕〔 〕 ==Taxonomy== The genus ''Pudu'' was first erected by English naturalist John Edward Gray in 1850. ''Pudua'' was a Latinized version of the name proposed by Alfred Henry Garrod in 1877, but was ruled invalid. Pudús are classified in the New World deer subfamily Capreolinae within the deer family Cervidae. The term "pudú" itself is derived from the Mapuche people of southern Chile.〔 Because they live on the slopes of the Andes Mountain Range, they are also known as the "Chilean mountain goat".〔 Two similar species of pudús are recognised: *The southern pudú (''P. puda'') is the better-known species found in the southern Andes of Chile and Argentina. It is slightly larger than its sister species, the northern pudú, being tall at the shoulder and weighs .〔 The antlers of the southern pudú grow to be long and tend to curve back, somewhat like a mountain goat. Its coat is a dark chestnut-brown, and tends to tuft in the front, covering the antlers. It is found at lower elevations than its sister species, from sea level to . *The northern pudú (''P. mephistophiles''), found in the Andes of Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador, is the smallest species of deer in the world, being tall at the shoulder and weighs . The antlers of the northern pudú grow to about long, also curving backward. Its coat tends to be lighter than that of the southern pudú, but the face is darker compared to the coat.〔 It is found at higher altitudes than its sister species, from above sea level. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pudú」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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