Alpaca vs carex de Houghton

Vicugna pacos compared with Carex houghtoniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	carex de Houghton
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Vicugna	Carex
Species	Vicugna pacos	Carex houghtoniana

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

carex de Houghton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	carex de Houghton
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.

carex de Houghton

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Alpaca

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