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Camels belong to the family Camelidae and thereby to the suborder Tylopoda. The Tylopoda themselves belong to the order Artiodactyla or cloven-footed animals.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla (EVEN-TOED UNGULATES) Sub: Tylopoda Family: Camelidae There are only two true camels; the dromedary or Arabian camel (one hump) and the Bactrain camel (two humps) Other members of the Camelidae are indiginous to South America and they are alpaca, guanaco, llama, and vicuna. The are of the same family, but are not true camels. Camels group/family is called Camelidae.

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