Alpaca vs Flea

Vicugna pacos compared with Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Siphonaptera (Pulga)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Vicugna	Nosopsyllus
Species	Vicugna pacos	Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Flea
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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Alpaca

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