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Alpaca

Lama pacos

Classification

Reign

Animalia

Branch

Chordata

Sub-ember.

Vertebrata

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infra-class

Eutheria

Order

Artiodactyla

Family

Camelidae

Genre

Lama

Binomial name

Lama pacos
( Linnaeus , 1758 )

Thesaurus

* Vicugna pacos (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geographical Distribution

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The alpaca is a mammal domestic member of the family of small camelids , such as llama , the guanaco and vicuna. Like the latter, he ruminates but is not classified in the family of ruminants. Depending on their coat there are two types of alpacas: the suri and the huacaya.

Description of the species

The adult alpaca is about 90 inches at the withers and approximately 150 feet to the tip of the ears. He saw a couple of decades.

Geographic distribution

In its natural habitat, the Andes, South America, alpaca lives about 4500 meters above sea level.

The animal and human

It's a pet, pleasure and ornament. He is very calm and sweet, with a natural affinity for kids, it keeps some independence without being shy. This is an animal very curious and intelligent, he has no aggression, nor to man or to other animals. It can coexist easily and is not running away. However, during the mating season, males become more fierce and spit on other males balls of gastric contents, as do the other llamas.

The Alpaca fiber is very upscale, softer, warmer, stronger and lighter than wool sheep. He can mow all year, but the fleece can be kept 2 or 3 years.