Southern pudu

Pudu puda

The Southern pudu is the smallest deer in the world! They are shy and like to hide in the bushes of the forest. With their tiny size, they are super cute and love to munch on leaves and fruits.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Southern pudu is a tiny deer with a stocky body, short legs, and a reddish-brown coat. Males grow small, spiky antlers. Its compact size and dense fur help it navigate thick undergrowth.

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Southern pudu

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Male pudus grow small, spiky antlers that they shed and regrow every year.

Southern pudus are excellent at hiding, freezing perfectly still to avoid being seen!

The Southern pudu is the world's smallest deer, barely taller than a common house cat!

When threatened, these tiny deer sometimes blush with bright red cheeks!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Southern pudu has a reddish-brown coat that helps them blend perfectly into the dense undergrowth of their forest home.

Southern pudu can run in a fast zig-zag pattern through thick bushes that helps them lose predators quickly.

Southern pudu can jump onto and over fallen logs that helps them move through cluttered forest floors with ease.

Maße und Details

Länge: 60-85 cm
Gewicht: 6.5-13.5 kg
Lebenserwartung: 8-10 Jahre
Top Speed: 20 km/h
Wurfgröße: 1
Tragzeit: 200-210 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This tiny deer munches on leaves, twigs, fruits, and tasty fungi found in its forest home.

Hauptnahrung

Leaves
Twigs
Bark
Berries
Fungi
Fallen Fruits

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Puma

Puma concolor

A primary predator of adult pudu in their habitat.

eaten by

Culpeo Fox

Lycalopex culpaeus

Hunts young pudu fawns and smaller adults.

eats

Coihue

Nothofagus dombeyi

Pudu browse on its leaves and bark.

eats

Saffron Milkcap

Lactarius deliciosus

Pudu forage for various forest fungi like this one.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.