Dromedary Camel vs Red-and-green Macaw

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Artiodactyla (مزدوجات الأصابع)	Psittaciformes (ببغاء)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	2.3 m	—
Average Weight	600.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Dromedary Camel

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

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.