brown scale vs Dromedary Camel

Saissetia coffeae compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown scale	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Coccidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Saissetia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Saissetia coffeae	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

brown scale and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

brown scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (United States).

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 scale

The Brown Scale (Saissetia coffeae) is a species in the genus Saissetia. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range includes widely distributed across asia (japan, taiwan), europe (22 countries), and north america (united states).

Dromedary Camel

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