Chilean Flicker vs Dromedary Camel

Colaptes pitius compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Chilean Flicker is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chilean Flicker	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Picidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Colaptes	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Colaptes pitius	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chilean Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chilean Flicker

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.

Chilean Flicker

The Chilean Flicker (Colaptes pitius) is a species in the genus Colaptes. 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.