Alpaca vs

Vicugna pacos compared with Staphylococcus caprae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Staphylococcales
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Vicugna	Staphylococcus
Species	Vicugna pacos	Staphylococcus caprae

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Alpaca

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

Staphylococcus caprae is a coagulase-negative gram-positive coccus in the family Staphylococcaceae, originally isolated from goats (Capra hircus). It is part of the commensal microbiota of goats and has occasionally been isolated from human clinical samples. Its conservation status is not evaluated.