Alpaca vs

Vicugna pacos compared with Sphacelaria tribuloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Sphacelariales (Sphacelariales)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Sphacelariaceae
Genus	Vicugna	Sphacelaria
Species	Vicugna pacos	Sphacelaria tribuloides

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

Alpaca

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

Sphacelaria tribuloides es un alga parda pequena y en mechones que forma colonias compactas en sustratos rocosos y sobre algas de mayor tamano. Habita zonas rocosas intermareales y submareales poco profundas en mares templados y tropicales de todo el mundo. Este alga fotosintizadora se reproduce mediante caracteristicos propulos en forma de estrella y coloniza superficies rocosas marinas.