Huarizo
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| Huarizo | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Domesticated
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Superorder: | Cetartiodactyla |
| Family: | Camelidae |
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| Species: | Lama glama x Vicugna pacos |
| Binomial name | |
| Lacugma glamcos |
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A huarizo is a cross between a male llama and a female alpaca. It is generally bred for its exceptional fleece. Huarizo are generally 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. Most huarizos in the United States are now fertile. The original large, short fleece llama comprises only about 10% of the population.[clarification needed]
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