Taruca
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| Hippocamelus antisensis d'Orbigny, 1834 |
The Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis), or North Andean Deer, is a species of deer that ranges across the Andes of Peru and Bolivia and the north of Chile and the northwest of Argentina. The animals weigh between 45 and 65 kilograms and stand 70 to 80 centimeters.
The IUCN currently lists the Taruca as a "Data Deficient" species, although previous assessments had repeatedly considered it vulnerable. Numbers have been estimated as low 700 in the wild.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Deer Specialist Group (2000). Hippocamelus antisensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 8 June 2007.
- ^ Taruca project (Hippocamelus antisensis). Fauna Australis. Willdlife Conservation. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
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