Vicuña

Vicugna vicugna · Camelidae

The vicuña or vicuna is a wild South American camelid which lives in high alpine areas of the Andes. It is a relative of the llama, the domesticated descendant of the guanaco, the only other still wild South American camelid.

Where the Vicuña lives

Recorded in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador (South America).

Most records fall in Antofagasta, Jujuy, Potosí, Arequipa, Arica y Parinacota and Chimborazo.

See the Vicuña’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 2,968 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.