Alpaca vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Vicugna pacos compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Alpaca is Not Evaluated while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Corduliidae
Genus	Vicugna	Dorocordulia
Species	Vicugna pacos	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpaca and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Alpaca

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