Lama vicugna

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Vicuña

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Tylopoda
Family : Camelidae
Subfamily : Camelinae
Tribe : Lamini
Genus : Lama

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

Camellus Vicugna

Other common names

Argentine Vicuña · Peruvian Vicuña

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Chile, "abondano nella parte della Cordigliera spettante alle Provincie de Coquimbo, e di Copiapó" (Cordilleras of Coquimbo and Copiapó in northern Chile).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Chile · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

wildform of L. pacos; moved from Vicugna to Lama based on low genetic distance between the two genera; includes mensalis, which was considered distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011

Taxonomy notes citation

Gentry, A., Clutton-Brock, J., & Groves, C. P. (2004). The naming of wild animal species and their domestic derivatives. Journal of Archaeological Science, 31(5), 645-651.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006388

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.

Lama vicugna mensalis

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Camelidae

Root name

mensalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.10.3.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cc2470dc-95f3-49cc-b320-0f16a4565d0a

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29836306

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Hemiauchenia pristina

(F. Ameghino, 1891)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

pristina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-A 2131

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

138

Authority publication

Revista Argentina de Historia Natural

Name usages

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

Protorhea azarae

(F. P. Moreno & Mercerat, 1891)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MLP (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

27, 69

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55908611 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55908653

Authority publication

Anales del Museo de La Plata

Auchenia lujanensis

(F. Ameghino, 1889)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

lujanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MLP 9-5

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

586

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51770105

Authority publication

Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina

Name usages

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

Auchenia frontosa

(H. F. P. Gervais & F. Ameghino, 1880)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

frontosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN PAM-31

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

116

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40470517

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Palaeolama crequii var. provicugna

(Boule & Thevenin, 1920)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

provicugna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-F-TAR157, MNHN-F-TAR176, MNHN-F-TAR206, MNHN-F-TAR259, MNHN-F-TAR261, MNHN-F-TAR270, MNHN-F-TAR279

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/f/tar157 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/f/tar176 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/f/tar206 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/f/tar259 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/f/tar261 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/f/tar270 http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/f/tar279

Authority page

180

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Camellus Vicugna

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicugna

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

313

Authority publication

Bologna

Camelus Vicugna

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicugna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

291

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664315

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:291, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664315) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Daudin (1802:179, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Llama vicugna

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicugna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707868

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Auchenia vicugna

(W. H. Flower & Lydekker, 1891)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicugna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

300

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965515

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Flower & Lydekker (1891:300, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46965515) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34115)

Vicugna vicugna

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicugna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

118

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #22956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22956/145360542) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vicugna vicugna mensalis

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

mensalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Vicugna vicugna vicugna

(D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicugna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

238

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:238) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Camelus vicunna

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicunna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637241

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Lacma vicunna

(Tiedemann, 1808)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicunna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

421

Authority publication

Landshut

Name usages

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

Auchenia Vicuña

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicuna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Camelus Viconnia

(Desmoulins, 1823)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

viconnia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

456

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25673082

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Lama vicugna

Lesson, 1827

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicugna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207819

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207819) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Fischer (1829:437) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  3. Gray (1850:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47594992) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  4. Gray (1852:256, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  5. Lahille (1899:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  6. Groves & Grubb (2011:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #22956) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Auchenia Vicunia

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicunia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

254

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089029

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

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

Auchenia vicunia

(von Tschudi, 1845)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

vicunia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · subsequent_usage

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40008007

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Auchenia gracilis

(H. F. P. Gervais & F. Ameghino, 1880)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40470515

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Palaeolama promesolithica

(F. Ameghino, 1889)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

promesolithica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

920

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51770439

Authority publication

Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina

Auchenia minuta

(Burmeister, 1891)

Family

Camelidae

Root name

minuta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35256790

Authority publication

Archiv für Physiologie

Name usages

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

Lama vicugna elfridae

Krumbiegel, 1944

Family

Camelidae

Root name

elfridae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

45-70

Authority publication

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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