Black-necked Red-Cotinga vs Dromedary Camel

Phoenicircus nigricollis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Black-necked Red-Cotinga is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-necked Red-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	Phoenicircus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Phoenicircus nigricollis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-necked Red-Cotinga and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-necked Red-Cotinga	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-necked Red-Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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-necked Red-Cotinga

The Black-necked Red-Cotinga (Phoenicircus nigricollis) is a species in the genus Phoenicircus. 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.