Dark-sided Thrush vs Dromedary Camel

Zoothera marginata compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Dark-sided Thrush is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-sided Thrush	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Turdidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Zoothera	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Zoothera marginata	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark-sided Thrush

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-sided Thrush

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.

Dromedary Camel

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