Huarizo

Huarizo
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Camelidae
Subfamily:	Camelinae
Tribe:	Lamini
Hybrid:	Lama glama ♂ × Vicugna pacos ♀

A huarizo, also known as a llapaca, is a domesticated hybrid cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. The misti is a similar hybrid; it is a cross between a male alpaca and a female llama. The most common hybrid between South American camelids, ^[1] huarizo tend to be much smaller than llamas, with their fibre being longer. ^[2] Huarizo are fertile, and capable of back-crossing with the parent species ^[3] .

Other camelidae hybridizations

• Camel hybrids
• Cama, a hybrid with camel and llama.
• Llamanaco, a cross between guanaco and llama has been reported in the wild in the Magallanes Region of Chile. ^[4]

See also

• Mule and Hinny – two equine cross-species between a horse and a donkey which are also unable to reproduce.

References

1. A. Rosati; A. Tewolde; C. Mosconi (30 September 2004). WAAP Book Of The Year 2003: A Review on Developments and Research in Livestock Systems. Wageningen Academic Pub. p. 188. ISBN   978-90-76998-47-3 . Retrieved 6 June 2012.
2. Martina Gerken; Carlo Renieri (2006). South American Camelids Research: Proceedings of the 4th European Symposium on South American Camelids and DECAMA European Seminar, Göttingen, 7-9 October 2004. Wageningen Academic Pub. p. 283. ISBN   978-90-76998-98-5 . Retrieved 6 June 2012.
3. Joely Echalar, Julia Barreta (September 2022). "Introgression in domestic camelid productive systems in Bolivia". Small Ruminant Research. 214. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
4. Lescrauwaet Vandenabiile; Anne-Cathèrine Marie Marc (1 Oct 1997). "Primera cruza interespecífica de Llama (Lama glama) y Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) como opción innovadora en la ganadería productiva de la Región de Magallanes, Chile". Observatorio para la Innovación Silvoagropecuaria y la Cadena Agroalimentaria. Retrieved 18 Nov 2021.