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
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. 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. Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Associated With
Source Vicuña (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of
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
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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 ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES Appendix II
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 Reader Challenges (0)
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