Huarizo
Hybrid of a llama and an alpaca
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A huarizo, also known as a llapaca, is a domesticated hybrid cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. The misti is a similar hybrid, a cross between a male alpaca and a female llama. The most common hybrid between South American camelids,[1] huarizo tend to be much smaller than llamas, with longer fibre.[2] Huarizo are fertile and capable of back-crossing with the parent species.[3]
| Huarizo | |
|---|---|
Domesticated | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
| Subfamily: | Camelinae |
| Tribe: | Lamini |
| Hybrid: | Lama glama♂ × Vicugna pacos♀ |
Other camelidae hybridizations
- Camel hybrids
- Cama, a hybrid of camel and llama.
- Llamanaco, a cross between guanaco and llama, has been reported in the wild in the Magallanes Region of Chile.[4]
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