Alpaca vs Florida wax scale

Vicugna pacos compared with Ceroplastes floridensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Florida wax scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Coccidae
Genus	Vicugna	Ceroplastes
Species	Vicugna pacos	Ceroplastes floridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpaca and Florida wax scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Florida wax scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Florida wax scale
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.

Florida wax scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 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.