Dromedary Camel vs Highland Bent-wing

Camelus dromedarius compared with Bucculatrix humiliella

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Highland Bent-wing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Highland Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Bucculatrix
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Bucculatrix humiliella

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Highland Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Highland Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Highland Bent-wing
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.

Highland Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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