Dromedary Camel vs Guanay Cormorant

Camelus dromedarius compared with Leucocarbo bougainvillii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Guanay Cormorant is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Guanay Cormorant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Leucocarbo
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Leucocarbo bougainvillii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Guanay Cormorant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Guanay Cormorant

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Guanay Cormorant
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.

Guanay Cormorant

Habitat

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

Dromedary Camel

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