---
title: "Alpaca"
description: "Lama pacos — Mamíferos. The alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/alpaca
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Alpaca

> Lama pacos — Mamíferos. The alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid.

- Scientific name: *Lama pacos*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Praderas y campos), `mountains` (Montañas), `farm` (Granja)
- iNaturalist observations: 5273
- iNaturalist taxon: [319688](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/319688)

## Names

- en: Alpaca
- de: Alpaka
- es: Alpaca
- fr: Alpaga

## Countries with the most observations

PE (203), EC (61), BO (35), CL (23), AR (4)

## Summary

The alpaca is a domesticated species of South American camelid. Traditionally, alpacas were kept in herds that grazed on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and Northern Chile. More recently, alpacas may be found on farms and ranches worldwide, with thousands of animals born and raised annually. Alpacas are especially popular in North America, Europe, and Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca

## Photo

![Alpaca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/alpaca/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69495061

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/alpaca?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).