The south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus ) is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile. Along with the northern guemal or taruca, it is one of the two mid-sized deer in the Hippocamelus genus and ranges across...
The taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) is a medium-sized deer species that lives in the high regions of South America. Its common name, taruca, means "deer" in both, the Quechua and Aymara languages. It is closely related to the Southern guemal.