Dromedary Camel vs Great-tailed Grackle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Quiscalus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Great-tailed Grackle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Great-tailed Grackle
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)	Icteridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Quiscalus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Quiscalus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Great-tailed Grackle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Great-tailed Grackle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Great-tailed Grackle
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.

Great-tailed Grackle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Dromedary Camel

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

Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.