Chestnut-collared Longspur vs Dromedary Camel

Calcarius ornatus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Chestnut-collared Longspur is Vulnerable while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-collared Longspur	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	Calcariidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Calcarius	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Calcarius ornatus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-collared Longspur and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-collared Longspur

VU — Vulnerable

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-collared Longspur	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Chestnut-collared Longspur

The Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) is a species in the genus Calcarius. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.