Apical leafcutter bee vs Dromedary Camel

Megachile apicalis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apical leafcutter bee	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Megachilidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Megachile	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Megachile apicalis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Apical leafcutter bee and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apical leafcutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apical leafcutter bee	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apical leafcutter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

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.

Apical leafcutter bee

The Apical leafcutter bee (Megachile apicalis) is a species in the genus Megachile. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

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