Alpaca vs Streamside Swordfern

Vicugna pacos compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Vicugna	Nephrolepis
Species	Vicugna pacos	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Alpaca

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