Alpaca vs Horse-eye Bean

Vicugna pacos compared with Mucuna sloanei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Horse-eye Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fabaceae
Genus	Vicugna	Mucuna
Species	Vicugna pacos	Mucuna sloanei

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Horse-eye Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Horse-eye Bean
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.

Horse-eye Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Guinea.

Alpaca

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