Cinnamon Teal vs Dromedary Camel

Spatula cyanoptera compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon Teal	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Anatidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Spatula	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Spatula cyanoptera	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cinnamon Teal

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

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.

Cinnamon Teal

The Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera) is a species in the genus Spatula. 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.