Alpaca vs False Death-Cap

Vicugna pacos compared with Amanita citrina

Key Differences

• Alpaca is Not Evaluated while False Death-Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Vicugna	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Vicugna pacos	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	False Death-Cap
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.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Alpaca

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway