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Lama guanicoe guanicoe

Lama guanicoe guanicoe

Classification

Family
Camelidae

The guanaco ( gwah-NAH-koh; Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the domesticated llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations. Etymology The guanaco gets its name from the Quechua word wanaku.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Argentina · 90Chile · 31