The awn and the fur hair of Pudu were investigated. Values of the length are between 14 and 56 mm for the awn hair, and 9 to 36 mm for the fur hair. Hair thickness - especially at the thickest point - ranges from 140 to 236-mu-m for the awn hair and from 19 to 106-mu-m for the fur hair. The values of the cuticle scales are between 12 and 18-mu-m for the length and between 41 and 66-mu-m for the width. The shape of the scales is rectangular in the basal three quarters (R) and becomes crenated (R/Z) in the apical quarter. The medulla is continuous with large hollow vesicles. The similarity to the hair of european red deer is surprising.