Alpaca

Vicugna pacos

Mammalia · Artiodactyla · Camelidae

Fig. 1. Alpaca

Fig. 2. Range

Length or height	Shoulder height about 80-100 cm
Weight	About 50-80 kg
Food	Grass and hay
Lifespan	About 15-20 years
Society	Herds
Habitat	farm, mountain grassland
Range	South America
Wild or tame	Domestic, from the vicuña, in the Andes about 6,000-7,000 years ago

Raised for soft fleece; see the Lamby camel gallery.

Observe: Listen for the gentle humming.

Modern data

Status today

DOMDomestic status to verify

Conservation	Domestic.
Keeper's note	Daily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Chordata
Genus	Vicugna

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS