Pudu mephistopheles (English spelling)

…An even-toed ungulate mammal of the Cervidae family. It is the smallest species in the Cervidae family. Its limbs and neck are short for a deer, and its relatively thick body, as is typical of small deer, is arched over the back. It has short, unbranched antlers less than 5 cm long. Its body color ranges from gray to reddish brown or dark brown. It is slightly larger than the mouse deer, with a body length of 78-93 cm, shoulder height of 32-42 cm, tail length of 2-3 cm, and weight of 7-10 kg. It is found in Chile, the Andes in southern Argentina, and Chiloé Island. It lives alone, in pairs, or in small family groups in forests or thickets, and feeds on plants. …

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…偶蹄目シカ科の哺乳類。シカ科中最小の種。シカ類としては四肢と首が短く，小型シカ類のつねとして比較的太い胴は背中が弓形に湾曲する。枝分れしない長さ5cm以下の短い角をもつ。体色は灰色から赤褐色ないし暗褐色。マメジカ類よりもわずかに大きい程度で，体長78～93cm，肩高32～42cm，尾長2～3cm，体重7～10kg。チリ，アルゼンチン南部のアンデス，チロエ島に分布。森林あるいは茂みに単独，つがい，あるいは小さな家族群ですみ，植物を食べる。…

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