Alpaca vs. Mohair — What's the Difference?

The alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a species of South American camelid mammal. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama.

Mohair (pronounced ) is a fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat (not to be confused with the Angora rabbit, which produces Angora wool). Both durable and resilient, mohair is notable for its high luster and sheen, and is often used in fiber blends to add these qualities to a textile.

A long-haired domesticated South American mammal related to the llama, valued for its wool.

The long silky hair of the Angora goat.

A domesticated South American ruminant mammal (Vicugna pacos or Lama pacos), related to the llama and having fine, long wool.

Fabric or yarn made from this hair.

The silky wool of this mammal.

Yarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora goat, often as mixed with cotton or other materials.

Cloth made from alpaca.

The long, fine hair of the Angora goat.

A fabric that imitates alpaca, made from various natural or synthetic fibers.

An Angora goat.

A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.

The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric.

(uncountable) Wool from the alpaca.

Fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat

An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.

Wool of the alpaca.

A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.

Wool of the alpaca

A thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the alpaca, or a rayon or cotton imitation

Domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco