Lama pacos
(alpacas)

Pictures

Picture	Title	Caption	Copyright
Title Huacaya type Caption Alpacas of the Huacaya type produce softer, shorter and more crimped wool than Suri type. Copyright Marcelo A. Aba	Huacaya type	Alpacas of the Huacaya type produce softer, shorter and more crimped wool than Suri type.	Marcelo A. Aba
Title Huacaya female Caption Adult female alpaca of the Huacaya type. Copyright Marcelo A. Aba	Huacaya female	Adult female alpaca of the Huacaya type.	Marcelo A. Aba
Title Suri type Caption Group of mature alpacas, showing the appearance of an animal of the Suri type (front). Suri have long, straight and wavy wool fibres. Copyright Marcelo A. Aba	Suri type	Group of mature alpacas, showing the appearance of an animal of the Suri type (front). Suri have long, straight and wavy wool fibres.	Marcelo A. Aba
Title Young alpaca Caption Copyright Marcelo A. Aba	Young alpaca		Marcelo A. Aba
Title Female and young Caption Young alpaca (front) grazing with his mother. Copyright Marcelo A. Aba	Female and young	Young alpaca (front) grazing with his mother.	Marcelo A. Aba
Title Male Caption Black male Alpaca. Copyright Marcelo A. Aba	Male	Black male Alpaca.	Marcelo A. Aba
Title Sheared alpaca Caption Copyright Marcelo A. Aba	Sheared alpaca		Marcelo A. Aba

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Lama pacos (Linnaeus, 1758)

Preferred Common Name

• alpacas

Other Scientific Names

• Huacaya type
• Suri type

International Common Names

• English: alpaca

DADIS local name

• Ecuadorian Alpaca
• Wayaca

DADIS main name

• Chilian Alpaca
• Huacaya
• Llamingos-pucungos
• Suri

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Chordata
•             Subphylum: Vertebrata
•                 Class: Mammalia
•                     Order: Artiodactyla
•                         Suborder: Tylopoda
•                             Family: Camelidae
•                                 Genus: Lama
•                                     Species: Lama pacos