Bay-vented Cotinga vs Dromedary Camel

Doliornis sclateri compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Bay-vented Cotinga is Vulnerable while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay-vented Cotinga	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	Doliornis	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Doliornis sclateri	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Bay-vented Cotinga and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bay-vented Cotinga

VU — Vulnerable

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay-vented Cotinga	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay-vented Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Bay-vented Cotinga

The Bay-vented Cotinga (Doliornis sclateri) is a species in the genus Doliornis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.