Dark Chanting-Goshawk vs Dromedary Camel

Melierax metabates compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Dark Chanting-Goshawk is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Chanting-Goshawk	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Melierax	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Melierax metabates	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Chanting-Goshawk and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Chanting-Goshawk	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

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.