Dromedary Camel vs Faded Pincertail

Camelus dromedarius compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Gomphidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Onychogomphus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

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