Camelidae

The only extant family of the suborder Tylopoda (order Artiodactyla). Currently living members include domesticated species, DROMEDARIES (with one-hump); BACTRIAN CAMELS (with two humps); LLAMAS; ALPACAS, and wild feral camels; VICUNAS; and GUANACOS. Although they get nutrients from plants by rumination, they evolved separately from the RUMINANTS which have four-chambered stomachs. Camelidae have three-chambered stomachs.

Year introduced: 2017

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.500.190

MeSH Unique ID: D000071194

Registry Number: txid9835

Previous Indexing:

• Camelids, New World (1975-2016)
• Camelus (1968-2016)

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Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Chordata
Vertebrates
Mammals
Eutheria
Artiodactyla
Camelidae
Camelids, New World
Camelus