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Comparative Camelid Taxonomy (Graphic Version)

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Taxonomy Chart

 

Phylum

 

 

 

Chordata

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class

 

 

 

Mammalia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order

 

 

 

Artiodactyla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-order

 

 

 

Tylopoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family

 

 

 

Camelidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guanaco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phylum

Chordata

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class

Mammalia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order

Artiodactyla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-order

Tylopoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family

Camelidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genus

Lama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Species

Guanicoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Llama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phylum

Chordata

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class

Mammalia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genus

 

 

Order

Artiodactyla

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lama

 

 

Sub-order

Tylopoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family

Camelidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genus

Lama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Species

Glama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpaca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phylum

Chordata

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class

Mammalia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order

Artiodactyla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-order

Tylopoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family

Camelidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genus

Lama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Species

Pacos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vicuña

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phylum

Chordata

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class

Mammalia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genus

 

 

Order

Artiodactyla

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vicugna

 

 

Sub-order

Tylopoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family

Camelidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genus

Vicugna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Species

Vicugna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arabian Camel
(Dromedary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phylum

Chordata

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class

Mammalia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Order

Artiodactyla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-order

Tylopoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family

Camelidae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genus

Camelus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Species

Dromedarius

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camelus

 

 

 

 

 

Bactrian Camel

 

 

 

 

Phylum

Chordata

 

 

 

 

Class

Mammalia

 

 

 

 

Order

Artiodactyla

 

 

Sub-order

Tylopoda

 

 

Family

Camelidae

 

 

Genus

Camelus

 

 

Species

Bactrianus

 

 

Legend to the Comparative Taxonomy Chart

 

 

 

 

These classifications include all camelids.

 

 

 

 

 

These camelids are new world camelids of genus Lama.

 

 

 

 

 

This camelid is a new world camelid of genus Vicugna.

 

 

 

 

 

These camelids are old world camelids.

 

 


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