Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Mammalia · Artiodactyla · Camelidae

About

The guanaco 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.

Fun Fact

Argentina, 270,000–299,000 in Chile, 3,000 in Peru, 150–200 in Bolivia and 20–100 in Paraguay.

Quick Facts

Habitat

Grasslands and mountain steppes

Diet

Herbivore

Lifespan

20-25 years

Threats

Agricultural Conversion
Urban Expansion

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

More Mammals Species

Abbott's Duiker EN Abbott's Gibbon EN Addax CR African Elephant EN African Forest Elephant CR African Wild Ass CR

Browse all Mammals →