Chaco Chachalaca vs Dromedary Camel

Ortalis canicollis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Chaco Chachalaca is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaco Chachalaca	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cracidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Ortalis	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Ortalis canicollis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chaco Chachalaca

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chaco Chachalaca

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.

Chaco Chachalaca

The Chaco Chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) is a species in the genus Ortalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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