Brown Jacamar vs Dromedary Camel

Brachygalba lugubris compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Brown Jacamar is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown 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	Brachygalba	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Brachygalba lugubris	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Jacamar

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 Jacamar

The Brown Jacamar (Brachygalba lugubris) is a species in the genus Brachygalba. 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.