Bark lice vs Dromedary Camel

Elipsocus hyalinus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark lice	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Psocodea (Psocodea)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Elipsocidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Elipsocus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Elipsocus hyalinus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bark lice

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark lice

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Bark lice

The Bark lice (Elipsocus hyalinus) is a species in the genus Elipsocus. 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.