Dromedary Camel vs Eurasian Thick-knee

Camelus dromedarius compared with Burhinus oedicnemus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Eurasian Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Burhinidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Burhinus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Burhinus oedicnemus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Eurasian Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Eurasian Thick-knee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Eurasian Thick-knee
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	2.3 m	—
Average Weight	600.0 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.

Eurasian Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Dromedary Camel

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