Buff-shouldered Widowbird vs Dromedary Camel

Euplectes psammacromius compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Buff-shouldered Widowbird is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-shouldered Widowbird	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	Ploceidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Euplectes	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Euplectes psammacromius	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-shouldered Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-shouldered Widowbird

Habitat

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

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-shouldered Widowbird

The Buff-Shouldered Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius) is a species in the genus Euplectes. 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.