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Southern Pudú

Pudu puda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
16 Verified records at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pudú sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park

Elk
LC Endemic

Elk

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cervus elaphus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
2 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Pudú in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Pudú sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Pudú in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Southern Pudú in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park in our monthly data.

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