Peruvian guemal pictures and facts

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Author: Chris Fryer

Peruvian guemal

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Capreolinae
Species : Hippocamelus antisensis

The North andean deer, north andean huemul, peruvian guemal, peruvian huemul, taruca is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Peruvian guemal

North Andean Deer or Hippocamelus antisensis is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Data Deficient .

Locally known as venado (stag), the taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) is a deer typical of the mountainous regions of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and the northwest of Argentina.