Dancing Dropwing vs Dromedary Camel

Trithemis pallidinervis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Dancing Dropwing is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dancing Dropwing	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Libellulidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Trithemis	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Trithemis pallidinervis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.