Alpaca vs May grass

Vicugna pacos compared with Phalaris caroliniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	May grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Vicugna	Phalaris
Species	Vicugna pacos	Phalaris caroliniana

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

May grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	May grass
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.

May grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Sweden.

Alpaca

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