Cape Sparrow vs Dromedary Camel

Passer melanurus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Cape Sparrow is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Sparrow	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	Passeridae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Passer	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Passer melanurus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cape Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Sparrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Cape Sparrow

The Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus) is a species in the genus Passer. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) 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.