Tip - The Difference Between A Llama And An Alpaca - KnowledgeNuts

Scientifically, alpacas and llamas are very closely related. They look similar, but put them side by side and you'll see that the alpaca is much, much smaller than the llama. Llamas have long been used for pack animals, valued for their strength and endurance. Alpacas are raised almost solely for their finer wool, called fleece, and were exported from their native South America almost a century after their llama cousins.