Dromedary Camel vs Duck Hawk

Camelus dromedarius compared with Falco peregrinus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Duck Hawk is Least Concern.
• Dromedary Camel is herbivore while Duck Hawk is carnivore.
• Dromedary Camel is 600.0x heavier than Duck Hawk.
• Dromedary Camel lives longer (40 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Duck Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Falconidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Falco
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Falco peregrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Duck Hawk share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Duck Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~140.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Duck Hawk
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	15 years
Average Length	2.3 m	48 cm
Average Weight	600.0 kg	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Duck Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Dromedary Camel

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

Duck Hawk

The fastest animal on the planet, peregrine falcons achieve aerial dive speeds exceeding 320 km/h when stooping on prey, stunning or killing birds in flight with a blow from their feet. Found on every continent except Antarctica in diverse habitats from Arctic tundra to tropical rainforest. Nearly extinct in North America and Europe from DDT poisoning in the 1960s–70s, peregrines recovered dramatically following pesticide bans and successful urban nesting programs.