de Prunner’s Ringlet vs Dromedary Camel

Erebia triarius compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• de Prunner’s Ringlet is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	de Prunner’s Ringlet	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Erebia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Erebia triarius	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

de Prunner’s Ringlet and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

de Prunner’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	de Prunner’s Ringlet	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

de Prunner’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

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.