is the andean deer related somehow to the huemul ?

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is the andean deer related somehow to the huemul ?

Andean deer (hipocamelus antisensis) from Argentine

2006-07-07 07:29:40 · 2 answers · asked by Nicolas F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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Yes :-)
In fact, "huemul" is the common name of one of the Hippocamelus species, Hippocamelus bisulcus. It's distributed in southern South America, in western Patagonia.
The Andean deer, Hippocamelus antisensis, is known also as Andean huemul or "taruca".
So yes, they're closely related species.

2006-07-07 08:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by Calimecita 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

2006-07-07 14:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋