Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant vs Dromedary Camel

Ochthoeca fumicolor compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-backed Chat-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	Ochthoeca	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Ochthoeca fumicolor	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

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.

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Dromedary Camel

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