American bird mite vs Dromedary Camel

Dermanyssus americanus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American bird mite	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dermanyssidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Dermanyssus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Dermanyssus americanus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

American bird mite and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American bird mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American bird mite	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American bird mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.

American bird mite

The American bird mite (Dermanyssus americanus) is a species in the genus Dermanyssus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Dromedary Camel

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