Pictures and facts about the Guanaco

Guanaco

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Camelidae
Species : Lama guanicoe

 

The Guanaco is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the guanaco

COLOR/PATTERN: Unlike a llama, the coat of the guanaco is a uniform cinnamon color with white under parts and a black to gray-colored head.

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LENGTH: Up to 5 feet HEIGHT: Guanacos are somewhat smaller than llamas, standing 3.

Like the llama, the guanaco is double coated with a coarse guard hair and soft undercoat, which is even finer and thus more highly prized than that of the alpaca, although they carry far less of it. (Full text)

The Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is an elegant, fine-boned lamoid animal that stands approximately 3 ft 6" (1. (Full text)

noun A Guanaco is a South American member of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla), of mammals; it's Latin name is Lama guanacoe. (Full text)

The guanaco is not domesticated, but indigenous South Americans use its flesh for food and make its hide into clothing and other coverings and its bones into various implements. (Full text)

ar The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is the largest mammal inhabiting the Argentine Patagonia. (Full text)

Lama guanicoe(Müller, 1776) The Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is an elegant, fine-boned lamoid animal that stands approximately 3 ft 6" (1. (Full text)

Books for camelid lovers (guanacos are people, too! (Full text)

Wild life The Guanaco is a relative of the now domesticated llama. (Full text)

Guanacos are a uniform color with fox red-rust bodies, white underbellies and pearl gray faces dominated by large, dark brown eyes. (Full text)

Guanacos are an incredible example of adaptation. (Full text)

GUANACO The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is the largest and most widely distributed of the South American camelids. (Full text)

The guanaco is wild and endangered in much of its range, although attempts are now being made to protect them, especially in Argentina. (Full text)

Guanacos* Guanacos are the larger of the two wild camelid species. (Full text)

" messages[7]="One-year-old male guanacos are chased from their herds by the dominant males. (Full text)

Other descriptions of Guanaco Guanaco Conservation status: Vulnerable Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Camelidae Genus: Lama Species: guanicoe Binomial name Lama guanicoe (Müller, 1776) The Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is an elegant, fine-boned lamoid animal that stands approximately 3 ft 6" (1. (Full text)

But scientists are worried about where guanacos are going. (Full text)

Like the llama, the guanaco is double coated with a coarse guard hair and soft undercoat, which is even finer and thus more highly prized that that of the alpaca, although they carry far less of it. (Full text)

GUANACO The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a wild member of the camel family found in South America. (Full text)

Young Guanacos are called "Chulengos". (Full text)

Currently the reintroduction of native animals, particularly the guanaco Lama guanicoe, is being studied. (Full text)

Guanaco Lama guanicoe is also present in sizeable herds. (Full text)

The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a wild species and are approximately the same size as llamas. (Full text)

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