A wild camelid that inhabits the steppes, scrublands and mountainous regions of South America, found on the altiplano of Peru, Bolivia and Chile and across the open grassland of Patagonia, where it remains the region's most numerous large native herbivore. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Population Estimate2016 estimates place the total around 1.5 to 2 million, dominated by Argentina (1,225,000 to 1,890,000) with smaller populations in Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay. Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Associated With
Source Vicuña (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of
Source Camelidae - Wikipedia
In Biome
In Ecosystem
Source Guanaco (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Same As
Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: the same subject.
Source Llama (Wikipedia)
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Guanaco (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDistribution section
Guanacos inhabit the steppes, scrublands and mountainous regions of South America. They are found in the altiplano of Peru, Bolivia and Chile, and in Patagonia
- Taxobox
- Lead section IPA
Infobox: status
LC
Population section
Estimates, as of 2016, place their numbers around 1.5 to 2 million animals
Diet (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
A wild camelid that inhabits the steppes, scrublands and mountainous regions of South America, found on the altiplano of Peru, Bolivia and Chile and across the open grassland of Patagonia, where it remains the region's most numerous large native herbivore.
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
A wild camelid that inhabits the steppes, scrublands and mountainous regions of South America, found on the altiplano of Peru, Bolivia and Chile and across the open grassland of Patagonia, where it remains the region's most numerous large native herbivore.
Infobox: status2
CITES_A2
- In Biome: Alpine
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Guanaco
WikipediaIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The guanaco ( gwah-NAH-koh; Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the domesticated llama.
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Lama guanicoe (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyKey Behaviors
Key Behaviors cursorial terricolous diurnal diurnal motile motile migratory migratory sedentary sedentary territorial territorial social social Range territory size 0.07 to 0.13 km^2
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix II
View the Source 4. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Lama guanicoe
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 33.7 years (captivity)
Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
Adult weight 127,500 g
View the Source Wikidata: Guanaco
Wikidata Q172886, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Vicuña (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Vicuña, Opening paragraph, taxonomic historyQuote, Associated With: Vicuña, Opening paragraph, taxonomic history
the llama and the alpaca were regarded as descendants of the closely related guanaco
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ArtiodactylaView the Source Camelidae - Wikipedia
Child Taxon Of: Camelidae, Scientific classification, LaminiQuote, Child Taxon Of: Camelidae, Scientific classification, Lamini
Guanaco, Lama guanicoe
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