Vicugna pacos
E43398
Vicugna pacos, commonly known as the alpaca, is a domesticated South American camelid prized for its soft, luxurious fiber and often kept in herds in the Andes.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vicugna pacos canonical | 4 |
| Vicugna | 2 |
| Alpaca | 1 |
| Huacaya alpaca | 1 |
| Suri alpaca | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
camelid
ⓘ
domesticated animal ⓘ species ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | high-altitude environments ⓘ |
| averageLifespan | 15 to 20 years ⓘ |
| binomialName | Vicugna pacos self-link ⓘ |
| bodyCovering | fleece ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | alpaca ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| domesticatedFrom | Vicugna vicugna ⓘ |
| domesticationRegion |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean highlands
|
| eats |
grasses
ⓘ
hay ⓘ |
| family | Camelidae ⓘ |
| fiberCharacteristic |
luxurious
ⓘ
soft ⓘ warm ⓘ |
| fiberType | alpaca fiber ⓘ |
| fiberUse |
clothing
ⓘ
knitwear ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| fleeceColor |
black
ⓘ
brown ⓘ fawn ⓘ white ⓘ |
| genus |
Vicugna pacos
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vicugna
|
| gestationPeriod | about 11.5 months ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Vicugna pacos
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Huacaya alpaca
Vicugna pacos self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Suri alpaca
|
| keptIn | herds ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Andes
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| offspringName | cria ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryCountries |
Bolivia
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| primaryUse | fiber production ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Camelus bactrianus
ⓘ
Arabian camel ⓘ
surface form:
Camelus dromedarius
Lama glama ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | gregarious ⓘ |
| usedFor |
guard animals (occasionally)
ⓘ
meat (to a lesser extent) ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vicugna
this entity surface form:
Huacaya alpaca
this entity surface form:
Suri alpaca