Editing Pudu (section)

==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. Pudus are classified in the New World deer subfamily [[Capreolinae]] within the deer family [[Cervidae]]. The term "pudú" itself is derived from the language of the [[Mapuche]] people of the [[Los Lagos Region]] of south-central Chile.<ref name="placentation.ucsd.edu"/> Because they live on the slopes of the [[Andes]] Mountain Range, they are also known as the "Chilean mountain goat".<ref name="elavellano-lodge.com"/>

Two similar species of pudús are recognised:
{{Species table |genus= Pudu |authority-name=[[John Edward Gray|Gray]]|authority-year= 1852 |species-count=two|no-note=y|narrow-percent=75}}

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|name=Southern pudú |binomial=[[Pudu puda]]
|image=File:Pudupuda male Lliuco Jan05 2-PhotoJimenez.JPG|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=Molina|authority-year=1782 |authority-not-original=yes
|range=  Southern [[Andes]] of [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]
|range-image=File:Pudu puda Range.png
|range-image-size=180px
|size=Slightly larger than its sister species, the northern pudú, being {{convert|35|to|45|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall at the shoulder and weighs {{convert|6.4|to|13.4|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Geist" /> The antlers of the southern pudú grow to be {{convert|5.3|to|9|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.endangeredspecieshandbook.org/forest_south.php |title=Forest South America |access-date=20 September 2009 |work=Animal Welfare Institute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225808/http://www.endangeredspecieshandbook.org/forest_south.php |archive-date=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|habitat=It is found at lower elevations than its sister species, from [[sea level]] to {{convert|2000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
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|iucn-status= LC
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|name=Northern pudú |binomial=[[Pudu mephistophiles]]
|image=|image-size=180px |image-alt=
|authority-name=de Winton|authority-year=1896 |authority-not-original=yes
|range=  Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador
|range-image=File:Pudu mephistophiles map.png
|range-image-size=180px
|size=The smallest species of deer in the world, being {{convert|32|to|35|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall at the shoulder and weighs {{convert|3.3|to|6|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Geist">{{Cite book| last = Geist | first = Valerius | title = Deer of the World: Their Evolution, Behaviour, and Ecology | publisher = Stackpole Books |date = September 1998| pages = 119–121 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bcWZX-IMEVkC&q=pudu+deer+behavior&pg=PA119 | isbn = 978-0-8117-0496-0}}</ref> The antlers of the northern pudú grow to about {{convert|6|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} 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.<ref name="Geist" /> 
|habitat=It is found at higher altitudes than its sister species, from {{convert|2000|to|4000|m|ft|abbr=on}} above [[sea level]].
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|iucn-status=DD
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