Arroyo Bluet vs Dromedary Camel

Enallagma praevarum compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Arroyo Bluet is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arroyo Bluet	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Enallagma	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Enallagma praevarum	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Arroyo Bluet and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arroyo Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arroyo Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Arroyo Bluet

The Arroyo Bluet, Enallagma praevarum, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.