Alpaca vs

Vicugna pacos compared with Pythium torulosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Pythiaceae
Genus	Vicugna	Pythium
Species	Vicugna pacos	Pythium torulosum

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpaca

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

Pythium torulosum is an aquatic oomycete in the family Pythiaceae, known as a plant pathogen causing damping-off and root rot diseases in seedlings and crops. It produces zoospores for dispersal and thrives in wet soil and flooded growing conditions.