North Andean Huemul
Hippocamelus antisensis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 118
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis), also known as the taruka, 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. The taruca is closely related to the southern guemal (H. bisulcus), the only other member of the Hippocamelus genus.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Taruca”.