Chilean Guemal
Hippocamelus bisulcus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 284
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known as the southern guemal, south Andean huemul, southern huemul, or Chilean huemul or güemul ( WAY-mool, Spanish: [weˈmul]), is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile. Along with the northern guemal or taruca, it is one of the two mid-sized deer in the Hippocamelus genus and ranges across the high mountainsides and cold valleys of the Andes. The distribution and habitat, behaviour, and diet of the deer have all been the subject of study.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “South Andean deer”.