Camelidae

Camelidae
Temporal range: 50–0 Ma Middle EoceneHolocene
A Bactrian camel walking in snow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Tylopoda
Superfamily: Cameloidea
Family: Camelidae
Gray, 1821
Type genus
Camelus
Subfamilies
Current range of camelids, all species

Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only currently living family in the suborder Tylopoda. The seven extant members of this group are: dromedary camels, Bactrian camels, wild Bactrian camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos. Camelids are even-toed ungulates classified in the order Artiodactyla, along with species including whales, pigs, deer, cattle, and antelopes.