| Pudella carlae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Pudella |
| Species: | P. carlae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pudella carlae Barrio, Gutiérrez & D'Elía, 2024
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Pudella carlae, the Peruvian Yungas pudu, is a species of deer from Peru. It was found in 2024 to be a distinct species from the northern pudu, from which it is separated geographically by the Huancabamba Depression. It is the first living deer species to be described in the 21st century.[1][2]
- ^ Anderson, Natali (2024-03-11). "New Species of Dwarf Deer Discovered in Peru". Sci.News. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Barrio, Javier; Gutiérrez, Eliécer E; D’Elía, Guillermo (2024-03-01). Moratelli, Ricardo (ed.). "The first living cervid species described in the 21st century and revalidation of Pudella (Artiodactyla)". Journal of Mammalogy. 105 (3): 577–588. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyae012. ISSN 0022-2372.