---
title: "Zuidelijke poedoe"
description: "Pudu puda — Zoogdieren. The southern pudu (Pudu puda, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, Spanish: pudú, Spanish pronunciation: [puˈðu]) is a species of South American deer native to the Valdivian temperate forests of south-central Chile and adjacent Argentina."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-pudu
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Zuidelijke poedoe

> Pudu puda — Zoogdieren. The southern pudu (Pudu puda, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, Spanish: pudú, Spanish pronunciation: [puˈðu]) is a species of South American deer native to the Valdivian temperate forests of south-central Chile and adjacent Argentina.

- Scientific name: *Pudu puda*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 701
- Wikidata: [Q927065](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q927065)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42169](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42169)

## Names

- en: Southern Pudú
- de: Südpudu
- es: Pudu sureño
- fr: Poudou du Sud
- nl: Zuidelijke poedoe
- pl: Pudu południowy

## Countries with the most observations

CL (550), AR (6)

## Summary

The southern pudu (Pudu puda, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, Spanish: pudú, Spanish pronunciation: [puˈðu]) is a species of South American deer native to the Valdivian temperate forests of south-central Chile and adjacent Argentina. It is classified as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_pudu

## Photo

![Zuidelijke poedoe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-pudu/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ricardo Barrientos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/370118677

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-pudu?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).