Vicugna

Vicugna

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Camelidae
Genus : Vicugna

Facts about the genus Vicugna, the vicugna

Vicunas (Lama vicugna) are smaller than alpacas, females range from 30 to 40 kg (66 to 88 lbs) and males range from 40 to 65 kg (88 to 143 lbs). (Full text)

28 Elimination of the zero quota for trade in cloth made from wool from the shearing of live animals under the name VICUÑA-BOLIVIA originating in populations listed in Appendix II [Bolivia]Different Bolivian populations of the Vicuna Vicugna vicugna are included in either Appendix I or Appendix II. (Full text)

The Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and the Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) are wild species. (Full text)

The modern spelling for vicugna is vicuña. (Full text)

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

Vicuña Facts Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) are members of the Camelidae family, of which there are three other living members in South America: the wild guanaco (Lama guanacoe), the domestic llama (Lama glama), and the alpaca (Lama pacos). (Full text)

Vicuna Facts Vicunas (Vicugna vicugna) are members of the Camelidae family, of which there are three other living members in South America: the wild guanaco (Lama guanacoe), the domestic llama (Lama glama), and the (Full text)

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

In South America the guanaco and vicugna are the wild forms of the camel family (Bustinza Choque, 1979). (Full text)

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

Their results confirmed that Lama and Vicugna are valid genera which separated 3-2 Million years ago, but also produced evidence of considerable hybridization in the domestic forms which made it impossible to determine their origins using mitochondrial data alone. (Full text)