Tag Archives: Camelid

The guanaco is a South American camelid, the wild ancestor of the domestic llama.

The dromedary is the other species of camel beside the Bactrian camel mentioned earlier on this blog.

The alpaca is a domestic camelid from South America.

The vicuña is a wild camelid from South America. The vicuña is the wild ancestor of the domestic alpaca.

The llama is the most well-known South American domestic camelid.