Alpaca vs Grooved Flax

Vicugna pacos compared with Linum sulcatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Linaceae
Genus	Vicugna	Linum
Species	Vicugna pacos	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Grooved Flax
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.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Alpaca

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