Lama glama

E223420

Lama glama is the domesticated South American camelid commonly known as the llama, used as a pack animal and for its wool.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lama glama canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf domesticated animal ⓘ
species ⓘ
averageLifespan 15–25 years ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor black ⓘ
brown ⓘ
spotted ⓘ
white ⓘ
coatType woolly ⓘ
commonName llama ⓘ
conservationStatus domesticated (not assessed by IUCN as wild species) ⓘ
domesticatedFrom Lama guanicoe ⓘ
domesticatedIn Andean highlands ⓘ
linked to: Andean region
domesticationStatus fully domesticated ⓘ
eats grasses ⓘ
hay ⓘ
lichens ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ
family Camelidae ⓘ
genus Lama ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 11.5 months ⓘ
hasCharacteristic banana-shaped ears ⓘ
long neck ⓘ
split upper lip ⓘ
three-compartment stomach ⓘ
hasDiet herbivore ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo Andes ⓘ
South America ⓘ
offspringName cria ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
parentTaxon Lama ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Lama guanicoe ⓘ
Vicugna pacos ⓘ
Vicugna vicugna ⓘ
linked to: Guanaco
reproduction induced ovulator ⓘ
socialBehavior gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalShoulderHeight about 1.7–1.8 m ⓘ
typicalWeight about 130–200 kg ⓘ
usedAs pack animal ⓘ
usedBy Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
usedFor guard animal ⓘ
hides ⓘ
meat ⓘ
wool ⓘ
usedSince pre-Columbian times ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vicugna pacos → relatedTo → Lama glama ⓘ
Tylopoda → includesExtantSpecies → Lama glama ⓘ
Lama guanicoe → closelyRelatedTo → Lama glama ⓘ