| Kingdom | Animal |
|---|
| Family | Camelidae |
|---|
| Genus | Lama | Vicugna | Camelus |
|---|
| Species | Lama Glama | Lama Guanicoe | Vicugna Pacos | Vicugna Vicugna | Dromedario (one-humped camels) | Camello (two-humped camels) |
|---|
| Varieties | Llama Q'ara | Llama Ch'aku | Guanaco | Alpaca Huacayo | Alpaca Suri | Vicuna | | |
|---|
Estimated population of South American camelids (x1000)
| | Llama | Alpaca | Guanaco | Vicuna |
|---|
| Argentina | 200.0 | .2 | 578.7 | 10.0 |
|---|
| Bolivia | 2500.0 | 300.0 | | 4.5 |
|---|
| Chile | 85.0 | .5 | 22.5 | 16.3 |
|---|
| Colombia | .2 | | | |
|---|
| Ecuador | 2.0 | | | |
|---|
| Peru | 989.6 | 2600.0 | 1.6 | 62.0 |
|---|
| Total | 3776.8 | 2900.7 | 602.8 | 92.8 |
|---|
Biological data and fleece characteristics of South American camelids
| | Llama | Alpaca | Guanaco | Vicuna |
|---|
| Gestation Period (d) | 348±9 | 342–345 | 345–360 | 346–356 |
|---|
| Birth body wt (kg) | 11.9±1.6 | 7–8 | 8–15 | 4–6 |
|---|
| Weaning body wt (kg) | 45.4±7.2 | 25–35 | | |
|---|
| Adult body wt (kg) | 115.7±22.0 (66–151) | 58.3±9.0 | 120.2±12.2 | 35.3±1.6 |
|---|
| Height to withers (cm) | 109–119 | | 110–120 | |
|---|
| Carcass dressing, (%) | 57.0 | 55.2±9.0 | 55.0 | |
|---|
| Fleece wt (kg) | 2.8±1.1 (1.9–5.7) | 1.8 (0.9–4.0) | 0.25 | 0.18–0.25 |
|---|
| Staple length (cm) | 10.2±2.2 | 8.9±1.5 | | 3.4±0.83 |
|---|
| Fibre diameter (micron) | 31.5 (20–80) | 20±6.6 (12–30) | 16–18 | 11–14 |
|---|