Dromedary Camel vs Fruit Fly

Camelus dromedarius compared with Urophora cardui

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Fruit Fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Tephritidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Urophora
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fruit Fly
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.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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