Huarizo
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 hybrid cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. 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 sterile, but recent genetic research conducted at the University of Minnesota Rochester suggests that it may be possible to preserve fertility with minimal genetic modification.^{[citation needed]} However, many owners have reported that their Huarizos and Mistis are fertile.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[3]

See also

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

References

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