Black-winged Dragonlet vs Dromedary Camel

Erythrodiplax funerea compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Black-winged Dragonlet is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Dragonlet	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Libellulidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Erythrodiplax	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Erythrodiplax funerea	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Dragonlet and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Dragonlet

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Dragonlet	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Dragonlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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-winged Dragonlet

The Black-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax funerea) is a species in the genus Erythrodiplax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Colombia.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.