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Hippocamelus is a genus of Cervidae, the deer family.It comprises two extant Andean and two fossil species. The living members are commonly known as the huemul (from the Mapuche language), and the taruca, also known as northern huemul.
The south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known as the southern guemal, [3] south Andean huemul, southern huemul, or Chilean huemul or güemul (/ ˈ w eɪ m uː l / WAY-mool, Spanish:), is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile.
The taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis), also known as the Peruvian guemal, north Andean deer, north Andean huemul, northern huemul or northern guemal, is a mid sized deer species that inhabits the high regions of the Andes mountains in South America. The common name taruca means "deer" in both the Quechua and Aymara languages.
Taruca or North Andean huemul, national animal. In view of its geographic setting with formidable High Andes mountain on its eastern border and the arid deserts of north, deterring movement from its neighbouring countries, the terrestrial mammals species in Chile are limited to 103, out of a total mammal species count of about 148.
Huemul morphology did not overlap with rock climbing species previously considered analogous, but falls within the range of other cervids. In fact, considering the reported variation on leg proportions among several cervids, which can reach 70%, there are Rangifer and Odocoileus virginianus populations with shorter legs than the H. bisulcus ...
Huemul may refer to: The South Andean deer; Huemul Island (Isla Huemul) Huemul Project; See also. Huemulite This page was last edited on 15 ...
The Cerro Huemul is a glaciated mountain in the Andes located on the eastern edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, ...
The diversity of animals in the Andes is high, with almost 600 species of mammals (13% endemic), more than 1,700 species of birds (about 1/3 endemic), more than 600 species of reptiles (about 45% endemic), and almost 400 species of fish (about 1/3 endemic).