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Llamas are members of the Camelid family and
are domesticated from Guanacos.
Llama Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Genus: Lama
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Llama in Foreign Languages:
Czech: lama
Dutch: lama
Esperanto: lamo
Finnish: laama
French: lama
German: Lama
Greek: láma
Hungarian: láma
Icelandic: lamadýr
Italian: lama
Japanese: rama shu
Korean: rama
Macedonian: láma
Navajo: Shádi'ááhde´e´' tl'ízí
Norwegian: llama
Polish: lama
Portuguese: lhama, lama
Romanian: llama
Russian: láma
Slovenian: lama
Spanish: llama
Swedish: lama
Turkish: lama
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Other Names: Guanaco, Alpacas
Size: Llamas are 5.1 to 6.6 feet long and
weigh 176 to 265 pounds. Llamas stand 3.6 to 3.8
feet at the shoulder. Male llamas tend to be slightly
larger than their female counterparts.
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Llama
Conservation Status:
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Habitat: Llamas can be foun in the desert, savanna,
scrubland, and forest. Llamas migrated to South America
and took up residence in the land of the Andean Mountains.
Where they became domesticated.
Description: A llama can come in a variety of
colors including: white to black and many shades of
gray, beige, brown, red and roan in between. Llamas
can be solid, spotted, or marked in a wide variety of
patterns.
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Diet: Llamas are herbivores and forage
for plants and food.
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Did You Know?
Andean natives raised guanacos for
wool, meat, and skin and also used them
as pack animals.
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Gestation: Llamas carry their young for 11.5
months.
Birth: Llamas give birth to a single baby at
a time, newborn llamas weigh 15 to 33 pounds at birth.
Sexually Mature: Female llamas sexually mature
at 2 years of age, while male llamas sexually mature
at 1 year of age.
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Life Span: Llamas live 20 to 30 years
of age.
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Did You Know?
Llamas do not need to drink water.
Llamas will often do not drink during
the day, getting all the moisture they
need from the food they eat.
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