Asian China-mark vs Dromedary Camel

Elophila difflualis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian China-mark	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Crambidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Elophila	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Elophila difflualis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian China-mark and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asian China-mark

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian China-mark	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian China-mark

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

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.

Asian China-mark

The Asian China-mark (Elophila difflualis) is a species in the genus Elophila. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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