Metadata

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

The late 18th century

Place of Breeding

Central and south-central Chile

Synonym

Hueque | Rehueque | Hueque Chilese

Extinction Reason

Crossbreeding | The arrival of the European horse and sheep

Description

Camelid

References

Diaz-Maroto, P., Rey-Iglesia, A., Cartajena, I., Núñez, L., Westbury, M. V., Varas, V., Moraga, M., Campos, P. F., Orozco-terWengel, P., Marin, J. C., & Hansen, A. J. (2021). Ancient DNA reveals the lost domestication history of South American camelids in northern Chile and across the Andes. eLife, 10, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.63390

Goicovivich, F. (2018). Un sistema de equivalencias: El Ritual del sacrificio en la cultura reche-mapuche de tiempos coloniales (Siglos XVI Y XVII). Historia (Santiago), 51(2), 423–454. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-71942018000200423

Signorile, L. (2022, January 2). Il Misterioso chilihueque dell’isola di mocha. Le Scienze Blog. https://lorologiaiomiope-lescienze.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2022/01/02/il-misterioso-chilihueque-dellisola-di-mocha/ (in Italian)

Westbury, M., Prost, S., Seelenfreund, A., Ramírez, J.-M., Matisoo-Smith, E. A., & Knapp, M. (2016). First complete mitochondrial genome data from ancient South American camelids - the mystery of the chilihueques from Isla Mocha (chile). Scientific Reports, 6(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep38708

Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, August 26). Chilihueque. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilihueque