Alpaca vs dwarf milkweed

Vicugna pacos compared with Asclepias ovalifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	dwarf milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Vicugna	Asclepias
Species	Vicugna pacos	Asclepias ovalifolia

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

dwarf milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	dwarf milkweed
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.

dwarf milkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Alpaca

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