{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Taxon",
  "slug": "vicuna",
  "name": "Vicuña",
  "scientificName": "Vicugna vicugna",
  "category": "Mammal",
  "summary": "The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a wild Andean camelid prized for ultrafine wool, living on high puna grasslands of Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. Adults weigh about 50 kg, graze tough high-altitude plants, and recovered from near-extinction to Least Concern under community shearing programmes that replaced poaching.",
  "conservationStatus": "Least Concern",
  "taxonomy": {
    "kingdom": "Animalia",
    "phylum": "Chordata",
    "class": "Mammalia",
    "order": "Artiodactyla",
    "family": "Camelidae",
    "genus": "Vicugna"
  },
  "stats": {
    "weightKg": 50,
    "lengthM": 1.5,
    "topSpeedKmh": 50,
    "lifespanYears": 15
  },
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Scientific name",
      "value": "Vicugna vicugna"
    },
    {
      "label": "Diet",
      "value": "Herbivore"
    },
    {
      "label": "Habitat",
      "value": "High-altitude puna grasslands"
    },
    {
      "label": "Lifespan",
      "value": "Around 15 years in the wild (varies by population and captivity)."
    },
    {
      "label": "Weight",
      "value": "About 50 kg typical adult mass (sex and region vary)."
    },
    {
      "label": "Top speed",
      "value": "Up to roughly 50 km/h when moving at speed."
    },
    {
      "label": "Conservation status",
      "value": "Least Concern (IUCN)"
    }
  ],
  "range": {
    "nativeRange": "High Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.",
    "continents": [
      "South America"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-07-16",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/vicuna/",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Global Animal Guide — https://globalanimalguide.org/animals/vicuna/",
    "note": "Free to reuse for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link back to the canonical page."
  }
}