Alpaca vs Winter Groundling

Vicugna pacos compared with Scrobipalpa costella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Winter Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Vicugna	Scrobipalpa
Species	Vicugna pacos	Scrobipalpa costella

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpaca and Winter Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Winter Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Winter Groundling
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.

Winter Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Alpaca

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