Buff-breasted Sabrewing vs Dromedary Camel

Campylopterus duidae compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Buff-breasted Sabrewing is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-breasted Sabrewing	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Trochilidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Campylopterus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Campylopterus duidae	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-breasted Sabrewing and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-breasted Sabrewing	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.

Buff-breasted Sabrewing

The Buff-Breasted Sabrewing (Campylopterus duidae) is a species in the genus Campylopterus. 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.