Alpaca vs Gall midge

Vicugna pacos compared with Contarinia pyrivora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Gall midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Vicugna	Contarinia
Species	Vicugna pacos	Contarinia pyrivora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway