Guanaco
Lama guanicoe
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,034
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The guanaco ( gwah-NAH-koh; Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the domesticated llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Guanaco”.