1. Threats
Vicuña fiber is one of the finest, softest, strongest, warmest and lightest fibers of animal origin in the world. ... It is used as an input for the
manufacture of high quality fabrics, threads and garments; whose products are aimed at the high-status market segment with great purchasing
power.
The places where
vicuñas live are the
sierra de peru and the
puna along with the
cordillera of Chile
The Vicuña
Vicuña fiber is one of the finest,
softest, strongest, warmest and
lightest fibers of animal origin in the
world. ... It is used as an input for the
manufacture of high quality fabrics,
threads and garments; whose
products are aimed at the high-
status market segment with great
purchasing power.
FEATURES
Vicuñas have long, thin legs, finished in pads, suitable for walking on various
types of surfaces, including stony ones. This species lives in the highlands,
more than 3,200 meters above sea level, with a cold and dry climate. Like the
other camelids, it is herbivorous and feeds on the plants that grow in the
puna.
The vicuña —from Quechua
wik'uña— is a species of
artiodactyl mammal of the
camelid family and the group of
South American camelids that
lives in the Andean highlands,
mainly in the Andean highlands
of Peru, a country that has the
At the international level, vicuñas and guanacos are protected by the Convention on Biological Diversity, (Law No. 24,375, the Convention for
the Conservation and Management of the Vicuña ”already described (Law 23,582 / 88), and the“ Convention of migratory species ”(Law 23.918
/ 91).
work on the extinction of the Vicuña Jeffrey R. Paredes Peña
Length: 1.4 - 1.6 m (Adult, Head and
body)
Body Mass: 35 - 65 kg (Adult)
Trophic level: Herbivore
Encyclopedia of life
Gestation period: 11 months
