Family Camelidae

Camelidae is a taxonomic family in the order Artiodactyla, class Mammalia. Global Animal Guide profiles 5 of its members: Llama, Alpaca, Vicuña and 2 more. The table compares them using the figures on each profile.

Camelidae species compared

Size, speed, lifespan, native range and conservation status of Camelidae species
Animal	Weight	Length	Top speed	Lifespan	Native to	Status
Llama Lama glama	130 kg	1.8 m	45 km/h	20 yrs	South America	Domesticated
Alpaca Vicugna pacos	70 kg	1.4 m	35 km/h	20 yrs	South America	Domesticated
Vicuña Vicugna vicugna	50 kg	1.5 m	50 km/h	15 yrs	South America	Least Concern
Guanaco Lama guanicoe	100 kg	2 m	55 km/h	20 yrs	South America	Least Concern
Camel Camelus dromedarius	600 kg	3 m	65 km/h	45 yrs	Africa, Asia	Least Concern