| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
| COMMON NAME: | llama |
| KINGDOM: | Animalia |
| PHYLUM: | Chordata |
| CLASS: | Mammalia |
| ORDER: | Artiodactyla |
| FAMILY: | Camelidae |
| GENUS SPECIES: | Lama (Peruvian name for animals in the camel family) glama (name given by Linnaeus, corruption of llama) |
| FAST FACTS |
| DESCRIPTION: | The llama is a tall horse-shaped animal with a woolly coat of varying shades |
| SIZE: | Approximately 150-180 cm (5-6 ft.) |
| WEIGHT: | 135-202.5 kg (300-450 lbs.) |
| DIET: | Grazer and browser; diet includes grasses and leaves |
| GESTATION: | Gestation lasts approximately 350 days; usually one offspring |
| SEXUAL MATURITY: | About 2 years |
| LIFE SPAN: | Up to 20 years |
| RANGE: | Native to western South America, mostly |
| HABITAT: | Inhabits mountain terrain; also domesticated in many areas |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | Unknown |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Not listed |
| CITES | Not listed | |
| USFWS | Not listed |
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