Lama glama (Llama)

Common Names

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Common Names in Dutch:

Lama

Common Names in English:

Llama

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Ungulata () - (C. Linnaeus, 1766) Mckenna, 1975
        Mirorder: Eparctocyona () - Mckenna, 1975
        Order: Artiodactyla () - Owen, 1848 - Even-Toed Ungulates
        Suborder: Tylopoda () - Illiger, 1811
        Superfamily: Cameloidea () - (Gray, 1821) Cope, 1891
        Family: Camelidae () - Gray, 1821
        Subfamily: Camelinae ()
        Tribe: Lamini ()
        Genus: Lama () - G. Cuvier, 1800
        Specific name: glama - (Linnaeus, 1758)
        Scientific name: - Lama glama (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 22-Apr-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lama

There are approximately 18 species in this genus:

L. alpaca · L. glama (Llama) · L. glama pacos · L. gracilis · L. guanaco · L. guanicoe (Guanaco) · L. guanicoe cacsilensis · L. guanicoe guanicoe · L. guanicoe huanacus · L. guanicoe voglii · L. guanicos · L. huanachus · L. huanacus · L. oweni · L. pacos (Alpaca) · L. peruana · L. provicugna · L. vicugna

Bibliography

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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole 2000. Common Names of Mammals of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xiv + 204. ISBN: 1-56098-383-3.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 17, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics, Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
Field Museum, Mammal specimens
Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
Museum of Texas Tech University
, Mammal specimens
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2478682
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-625028
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816772
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 625028
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 129822