Cherry Slug Sawfly vs Dromedary Camel

Caliroa cerasi compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Slug Sawfly	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tenthredinidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Caliroa	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Caliroa cerasi	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Slug Sawfly and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry Slug Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Slug Sawfly	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Slug Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Cherry Slug Sawfly

The Cherry Slug Sawfly (Caliroa cerasi) is a species in the genus Caliroa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

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