Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant vs Dromedary Camel

Myiornis atricapillus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant	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	Tyrannidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Myiornis	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Myiornis atricapillus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant

The Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant (Myiornis atricapillus) is a species in the genus Myiornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.