Camels | Llamas: Family Camelidae

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae

Classification

The family Camelidae contains 6 species - 4 llamas and 2 cammels. 

  • Llama (Lama glama)
  • Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
  • Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna)
  • Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
  • Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)
  • Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus)
Cite this Page: Nelson, R. 2010. "Camels | Llamas" (OnLine) UntamedScience. Accessed Sep 10, 2010 at http://www.untamedscience.com/biodiversity/animals/chordates/mammals/even-toed-ungulates/camels-llamas
Nelson, R.
Rob Nelson (author)
University of Hawaii
Created on: Feb 26th, 2010
Last updated: Feb 26th, 2010

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