Alpine Emerald vs Dromedary Camel

Somatochlora alpestris compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Alpine Emerald is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Emerald	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Odonata (يعسوبيات)	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)
Family	Corduliidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Somatochlora	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Somatochlora alpestris	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Emerald and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Alpine Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Emerald	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Alpine Emerald

The Alpine Emerald (Somatochlora alpestris) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.