Deodar Weevil vs Dromedary Camel

Pissodes nemorensis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deodar Weevil	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Curculionidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Pissodes	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Pissodes nemorensis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Deodar Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deodar Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, South Africa, 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.