Vicuña
Vicugna vicugna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderArtiodactyla (Artiodàctils)
- FamilyCamelidae (Camelids)
- GenusVicugna
- SpeciesVicugna vicugna (Vicuña)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Vicuña in Madidi National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Vicuña sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vicuña in Madidi National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Vicuña in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.