Chestnut-crested Cotinga vs Dromedary Camel

Ampelion rufaxilla compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Chestnut-crested Cotinga is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-crested Cotinga	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	Cotingidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Ampelion	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Ampelion rufaxilla	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-crested Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-crested Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.

Chestnut-crested Cotinga

The Chestnut-crested Cotinga (Ampelion rufaxilla) is a species in the genus Ampelion. 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.