Dromedary Camel vs Fire-fronted Serin

Camelus dromedarius compared with Serinus pusillus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Fire-fronted Serin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fire-fronted Serin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Fringillidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Serinus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Serinus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Fire-fronted Serin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fire-fronted Serin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fire-fronted Serin
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.

Fire-fronted Serin

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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