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title: "Northern Huemul"
description: "Hippocamelus antisensis — Mammiferi. The taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis), also known as the taruka, Peruvian guemal, north Andean deer, north Andean huemul, northern huemul or northern guemal, is a mid sized deer species that inhabits the high regions of the Andes mountains in South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-huemul
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Huemul

> Hippocamelus antisensis — Mammiferi. The taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis), also known as the taruka, Peruvian guemal, north Andean deer, north Andean huemul, northern huemul or northern guemal, is a mid sized deer species that inhabits the high regions of the Andes mountains in South America.

- Scientific name: *Hippocamelus antisensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 238
- Wikidata: [Q657056](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q657056)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42181](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42181)

## Names

- en: Northern Huemul
- de: Nördlicher Andenhirsch
- es: Taruka
- fr: Cerf des Andes septentrionales
- nl: Peruviaanse huemul
- pl: Huemal peruwiański

## Countries with the most observations

CL (76), PE (63), AR (27), BO (15)

## Summary

The taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis), also known as the taruka, Peruvian guemal, north Andean deer, north Andean huemul, northern huemul or northern guemal, is a mid sized deer species that inhabits the high regions of the Andes mountains in South America. The common name taruca means "deer" in both the Quechua and Aymara languages. The taruca is closely related to the southern guemal (H. bisulcus), the only other member of the Hippocamelus genus.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96957292

## Machine access

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