Chilihueque depicted in a 1646 book about the Dutch expedition to Valdivia
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Camelidae
Genus:
Lama
Species:
†L. araucana
Binomial name
†Lama araucana
(Molina, 1782)[1][2]
Synonyms
Camelus araucanus Molina, 1782
Lama chilihueque Boitard, 1841[3]
The chilihueque/chiliweke or hueque/weke (Lama araucana) is an extinct hypothetical species of South American camelid. It lived in central and southern Chile until the colonial period.
^Molina, J.I. (1782). Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. Bologna, IT: Stamperia di S. Tommaso d' Aquino. pp. 316-317.
^Fischer, J.B. (1829). Synopsis mammalium. Stuttgart, DE: J.G. Cotta. p. 438.
^Boitard, P. (1841). Le Jardin des plantes description et moeurs des mammifères de la Ménagerie et du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. Paris, FR: J.-J. Dubochet. p. 427. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.16910.
The chilihueque/chiliweke or hueque/weke (Lama araucana) is an extinct hypothetical species of South American camelid. It lived in central and southern...
domesticated by the Mapuche of Mocha Island in southern Chile, producing the "chilihueque" which was bred for its wool and to pull the plough. This animal disappeared...
Hypothetical relatives of the Rodrigues parrot Proavis Andean wolf Bili Ape Chilihueque Kallana Kting voar Long-necked seal Marozi Sonnerat's shrew Steller's...
Until the arrival of the Spanish, the Mapuches had largely maintained chilihueques (llamas) as livestock. The Spanish introduction of sheep caused some...
Ignacio Molina, the Dutch captain Joris van Spilbergen observed the use of chilihueques (a South American camelid) by native Mapuches of Mocha Island as plough...
genome data from ancient South American camelids-the mystery of the chilihueques from Isla Mocha (Chile)". Scientific Reports, 6 (1), 1-7. Silva Rochefort...
In addition the Mapuche and Huilliche economy was complemented with chilihueque raising. The southern coast was particularly rich in molluscs, algaes...
In addition the Mapuche and Huilliche economy was complemented with chilihueque raising, fishing, collection of shellfish and algae. As the Spanish settled...
species coexisted but that there were many more sheep than chilihueques. The decline of chilihueques reached a point in the late 18th century when only the...
Potato was the staple food in the populous Mapuche lands. Llama and chilihueque herding was practised by various indigenous groups. [Chile] is rich in...
yarn of raw wool. In early colonial and pre-Hispanic times the wool of chilihueques was used instead to that of sheep. While more heavy than ponchos used...
to local agriculture. Similarly, sheep were slowly replacing earlier chilihueque livestock. Otherwise, Chiloé Archipelago is mostly known for its native...
Chilean history. Cuncos cultivated maize, potatoes and quinoa and raised chilihueques. Their economy was complemented by travels during spring and summer to...
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