Pudu puda (Molina 1782)

[Capra] puda Molina 1782, Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile: 308.

Type Locality: Chile, "Cordigliera … delle Province Australi"; restricted to "los bosques del lago Todos los Santos, en la provincia de Chiloé" (Cabrera, 1961:343).

Vernacular Names: Southern Pudu.

Distribution: S Chile and SW Argentina.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered as P. pudu; IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: For original spelling of specific name, see Hershkovitz (1982).