Alpaca vs Dog tick

Vicugna pacos compared with Ixodes canisuga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Dog tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Ixodidae
Genus	Vicugna	Ixodes
Species	Vicugna pacos	Ixodes canisuga

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpaca and Dog tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Dog tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Dog tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpaca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador, Nepal, and Norway.

Dog tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Sweden.

Alpaca

The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a species in the genus Vicugna. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.