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Bookmark or Share- Llama | National GeographicLlama. Common Name: Llama. Scientific Name: Lama glama. Type: Mammals. Diet: Herbivore. Size: Height at the shoulder: 47 inches. Weight: 250 pounds. Size relative to a 6-ft man: IUCN Red...
- Llama | Description, Habitat, Diet, & Facts | Britannicallama, ( Lama glama ), domesticated livestock species, descendant of the guanaco ( Lama guanicoe ), and one of the South American members of the camel family, Camelidae (order Artiodactyla ). The llama is primarily a pack animal, but it is also used as a source of food, wool, hides, tallow for candles, and dried dung for fuel.
- Lama (genus) - WikipediaLama is a genus containing the extant South American camelids: the wild guanaco and vicuña and the domesticated llama, alpaca, and chilihueque. Before the Spanish conquest of the Americas, llamas, alpacas, and chilihueques were the only domesticated ungulates of the continent.
- Llama - Key Facts, Information & Pictures - Animal CornerThe llama (Lama glama) is a large camelid that originated in North America about 40 million years ago. Llamas migrated to South America and Asia about 3 million years ago. By the end of the last ice-age (10,000 – 12,000 years ago) camelids were extinct in North America.
- What’s the Difference Between Llamas and Alpacas? | BritannicaLlamas are the biggest lamoid at about 120 cm (47 inches) at the shoulder and about 113 kg (250 pounds). So llamas are going to be a lot bigger than their cousins. Their faces are also dissimilar: alpacas have small, blunt faces with short ears, while llamas have more-elongated faces with banana-sized ears. Another key difference is their hair.
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