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search The Peruvian Guemal Scientific classification Kingdom:
Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae Subfamily: Capreolinae Genus: Hippocamelus
Leuckart, 1816  Hippocamelus bisulcus Molina, 1782 Hippocamelus
antisensis d'Orbigny, 1834  Hippocamelus is a genus of Cervidae,
the deer family. It comprises two endangered Andean species,
commonly known as Huemul (from Mapudungun), and Taruca. The
huemul have a stocky, thick, and short-legged body. These
mammals live at high altitudes in the summer, then move down the
mountains in the fall and spend the winter in sheltered forested
valleys. Areas with fresh water are preferred. The huemuls are
herbivores which feed primarily on herbaceous plants and shrubs
as well as sedges, lichens, and grasses found between the rocks
on high peaks.  The Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known
as the South Andean Deer, is found in Chile and Argentina. The
Huemuls live in groups the