Chestnut-rumped Babbler vs Dromedary Camel

Stachyris maculata compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Chestnut-rumped Babbler is Near Threatened while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-rumped Babbler	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	Timaliidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Stachyris	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Stachyris maculata	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

NT — Near Threatened

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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-rumped Babbler

The Chestnut-rumped Babbler (Stachyris maculata) is a species in the genus Stachyris. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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.