Hippocamelus bisulcus

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

South Andean Huemul

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Capreolinae
Tribe : Odocoileini
Genus : Hippocamelus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp.

Authority publication link

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635

Original name as described

Equus Bisulcus

Other common names

Chilean Huemul · Southern Huemul · Patagonian Huemul

Type locality

Colchagua Province, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006291

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Capreolus leucotis

(J. E. Gray, 1849)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1850.8.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/53bb7157-81ee-4f82-810c-ecdd456a7e0d

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572479

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus chilensis

(Gay & P. Gervais, 1846)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

chilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN Galerie 285-484

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

91

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13408955

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Capreolus? Huamel

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

huamel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595006

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Xenelaphus leucotis

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

89

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707856

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:89, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707856) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Furcifer andicus

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

andicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147061

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Mazama [Xenelaphus] bisulca

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

bisulca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

113

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015756

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:113, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Hippocamelus bisulcus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cervidae

Root name

bisulcus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

120

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  5. Groves & Grubb (2011:75) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10054/22158895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Equus Bisulcus

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

bisulcus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

320

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lesson (1827:348, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Camelus equinus

(Treviranus, 1803)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

equinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

179

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028207

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Hippocamelus dubius

Leuckart, 1816

Family

Cervidae

Root name

dubius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

24

Authority publication

Göttingen

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Auchenia Huemel

(C. H. Smith in J. E. Gray, 1827)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

huemel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

300

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790494

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus andicus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

andicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

173

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Furcifer Huamel

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

huamel

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

236

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278780

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:236, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39016)
  2. Gray (1852:227, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956640) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)

Hippocamelus (Furcifer) incognitus

F. Ameghino, 1902

Family

Cervidae

Root name

incognitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14608160

Authority publication

Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires

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