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'''''Vicugna''''' is a genus containing two South American ]s, the ] and the ]. | '''''Vicugna''''' is a genus containing two South American ]s, the ] and the ]. | ||
Previously thought to be descended from the ], the ] was reclassified as part of ''Vicugna'' after a 2001 paper on alpaca DNA.<ref name=wheeler>{{cite journal|first =Dr Jane|last =Wheeler|coauthors =Miranda Kadwell, Matilde Fernandez, Helen F. Stanley, Ricardo Baldi, Raul Rosadio, Michael W. Bruford|year =2001|month = |
Previously thought to be descended from the ], the ] was reclassified as part of ''Vicugna'' after a 2001 paper on alpaca DNA.<ref name=wheeler>{{cite journal|first =Dr Jane|last =Wheeler|coauthors =Miranda Kadwell, Matilde Fernandez, Helen F. Stanley, Ricardo Baldi, Raul Rosadio, Michael W. Bruford|year =2001|month =December|title =Genetic analysis reveals the wild ancestors of the llama and the alpaca|journal =Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|volume =268|issue =1485|pages =2575–2584|id= 0962-8452 (Paper) 1471-2954 (Online) | ||
|doi = 10.1098/rspb.2001.1774|pmid=11749713|pmc=1088918}}</ref> The paper showed that the alpaca is descended from the vicuña, not the ]. | |doi = 10.1098/rspb.2001.1774|pmid=11749713|pmc=1088918}}</ref> The paper showed that the alpaca is descended from the vicuña, not the ]. | ||
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Vicugna | |
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Vicuña | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Camelidae |
Tribe: | Lamini |
Genus: | Vicugna |
Species | |
Vicugna is a genus containing two South American camelids, the vicuña and the alpaca.
Previously thought to be descended from the llama, the alpaca was reclassified as part of Vicugna after a 2001 paper on alpaca DNA. The paper showed that the alpaca is descended from the vicuña, not the guanaco.
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References
- Wheeler, Dr Jane (2001). "Genetic analysis reveals the wild ancestors of the llama and the alpaca". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 268 (1485): 2575–2584. doi:10.1098/rspb.2001.1774. PMC 1088918. PMID 11749713. 0962-8452 (Paper) 1471-2954 (Online).
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