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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.
Southern Chile, south-west Argentina, Chiloé Island, and northwest South America are home to the deer. [ 6 ] [ 10 ] The northern pudú is found in the northern Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru, from 2,000 to 4,000 m (6,600 to 13,100 ft) above sea level.
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. Both species have a stocky, thick, and short-legged body.
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South Andean deer. H. bisulcus (Molina, 1782) Southern Andes mountains: ... (South American white-tailed deer) O. v. hiltonensis (Hilton Head white-tailed deer)
The southern pudu (Pudu puda, Mapudungun püdü or püdu, [4] Spanish: pudú, Spanish pronunciation:) is a species of South American deer native to the Valdivian temperate forests of south-central Chile and adjacent Argentina. It is classified as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List. [1]
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.
Armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. There are 21 extant species in the Americas, 19 of which are only found in South America, where they originated. Their much larger relatives, the pampatheres and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but became extinct following the appearance of humans.