African Cuckoo-Hawk vs Dromedary Camel

Aviceda cuculoides compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• African Cuckoo-Hawk is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Cuckoo-Hawk	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Aviceda	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Aviceda cuculoides	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

African Cuckoo-Hawk and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African Cuckoo-Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Cuckoo-Hawk	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Cuckoo-Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

African Cuckoo-Hawk

The African Cuckoo-Hawk (Aviceda cuculoides) is a species in the genus Aviceda. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Dromedary Camel

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