Blue-cheeked Jacamar vs Dromedary Camel

Galbula cyanicollis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Blue-cheeked Jacamar is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-cheeked Jacamar	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Galbulidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Galbula	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Galbula cyanicollis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-cheeked Jacamar and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-cheeked Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-cheeked Jacamar	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-cheeked Jacamar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Blue-cheeked Jacamar

The Blue-cheeked Jacamar (Galbula cyanicollis) is a species in the genus Galbula. 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.