currant aphid vs Dromedary Camel

Cryptomyzus ribis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	currant aphid	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Aphididae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Cryptomyzus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Cryptomyzus ribis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

currant aphid and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

currant aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

currant aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.