AnAge entry for Lama guanicoe

Classification (HAGRID: 01661)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Camelidae
                    Genus: Lama
Species: Lama guanicoe
Common name: Guanaco

Maximum longevity: 33.7 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Large
Data quality: High
Observations: These animals can live up to 33.7 years in zoos [0671]. The guanaco is considered by some authors as a subspecies of the llama (Lama glama) since domesticated llamas are descended from the wild guanaco.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[1002] de Lamo et al. (2001), Sweating in the guanaco (Lama guanicoe) (PubMed)
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data