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title: "Southern Huemul"
description: "Hippocamelus bisulcus — Mammals. The south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known as the southern guemal, south Andean huemul, southern huemul, or Chilean huemul or güemul ( WAY-mool, Spanish: [weˈmul]), is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-huemul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Huemul

> Hippocamelus bisulcus — Mammals. The south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known as the southern guemal, south Andean huemul, southern huemul, or Chilean huemul or  güemul ( WAY-mool, Spanish: [weˈmul]), is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile.

- Scientific name: *Hippocamelus bisulcus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 529
- Wikidata: [Q860736](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860736)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42180](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42180)

## Names

- en: Southern Huemul
- de: Südandenhirsch
- es: Huemul
- fr: Cerf des Andes méridionales
- nl: Chileense huemul
- pt: Huemul
- pl: Huemal chilijski

## Countries with the most observations

CL (383), AR (103)

## Summary

The south Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), also known as the southern guemal, south Andean huemul, southern huemul, or Chilean huemul or  güemul ( WAY-mool, Spanish: [weˈmul]), 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 high mountainsides and cold valleys of the Andes. The distribution and habitat, behaviour, and diet of the deer have all been the subject of study. The viability of the small remaining population is an outstanding concern to researchers…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Andean_deer

## Photo

![Southern Huemul](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-huemul/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Pérez Peralta · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338824406

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-huemul?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).