Patagonian Huemul
Hippocamelus bisulcus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Cervidae
Le huemul (du mapudungun wümul), güemal ou cerf du sud andin (Hippocamelus bisulcus), est un mammifère appartenant à la famille des Cervidae, classé « en danger d'extinction » par l'UICN. On le trouve au sein de la cordillère des Andes, au Chili et en Argentine. Description Le huemul a un corps robuste et des pattes courtes.
The south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known as the southern guemal, south Andean huemul, southern huemul, or Chilean huemul or güemul ( WAY-mool, Spanish: [weˈmul]), is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile. Along with the northern guemal or taruca, it is one of the two mid-sized deer in the Hippocamelus genus and ranges across the high mountainsides and cold valleys of the Andes. The distribution and habitat, behaviour, and diet of the deer have all been the subject of study.
El huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), es un mamífero en peligro de extinción perteneciente a la familia Cervidae que habita en la cordillera de los Andes en los bosques andino-patagónicos. Junto con el cóndor, es el animal nacional de Chile. Es el cérvido más austral del planeta.
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