Bare-necked Umbrellabird vs Dromedary Camel

Cephalopterus glabricollis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Bare-necked Umbrellabird is Endangered while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cotingidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Cephalopterus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Cephalopterus glabricollis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-necked Umbrellabird and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bare-necked Umbrellabird

EN — Endangered

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-necked Umbrellabird	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-necked Umbrellabird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Bare-necked Umbrellabird

The Bare-necked Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus glabricollis) is a species in the genus Cephalopterus. It is currently classified as Endangered 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.