North Andean Huemul

North Andean Huemul

Hippocamelus antisensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Lauca National Park

Closest Relatives at Lauca National Park

Vicuña
LC

Vicuña

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Vicugna vicugna

70–80% · Very likely
Guanaco
LC

Guanaco

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lama guanicoe

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
20–30
Feb
50–60
Mar
80–90
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
60–70%
2 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
3 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a North Andean Huemul in Lauca National Park?

About 62% of visitor-days record a North Andean Huemul sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see North Andean Huemul in Lauca National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for North Andean Huemul in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.

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