Pictures and facts about the Vicugna

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Vicugna

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Camelidae
Species : Vicugna vicugna

The vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) - Camels inhabiting the Andes in South America? Sounds quite surprising! Thinking of camels, the One-humped camel or Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) and the Two-humped camel or Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) from the African and Asian deserts come to one's mind. But these tall camel species have close relatives in South America - the smaller Llamas or South American camels. This group consists of just two species too: the Guanaco (Lama guanaco), the wild ancestor of the domestic Llama and Alpaca, and the even smaller and daintier Vicuna. Reaching a length of about 1,5 m, a shoulder height of almost one metre and a weight of 55 kg, the Vicuna is the smallest camel species.

Facts about the vicugna

The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is the smallest living member of the camel family (Camelidae).

Vicuña For the city in northern Chile, see Vicuña, ChileVicuñaScientificclassificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:MammaliaOrder:ArtiodactylaFamily:CamelidaeGenus:VicugnaSpecies:vicugnaBinomial nameVicugna vicugna(Molina, 1782)The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a relative of the llama that lives inthe high Andes.

The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a relative of the llama that lives in the high Andes. (Full text)

(Molina, 1782) The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a relative of the llama that lives in (Full text)

Vicugna vicugna(Molina, 1782) The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a relative of the llama that lives in the high Andes. (Full text)

The Neotropical camelids, the guanacos and vicugnas are now confined to the Pantagonian subregion. (Full text)

Alpacas and vicugnas are not normally bred until they are at least two years old (Novoa, 1970). (Full text)

The wool of the vicugna is especially highly prized. (Full text)

The vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) is the most representative animal in Pampa Galeras and the purpose of this reserve is to protect these animals. (Full text)

The vicuna Vicugna vicugna is a wild South American camelid with a fiber so highly valued that the species was hunted almost to extinction. (Full text)

Other descriptions of Vicuna Vicuña Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Camelidae Genus: Vicugna Species: vicugna Binomial name Vicugna vicugna (Molina, 1782) The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a relative of the llama that lives in the high Andes. (Full text)