Dromedary Camel vs Iberian Marbled White

Camelus dromedarius compared with Melanargia lachesis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Iberian Marbled White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Iberian Marbled White
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Melanargia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Melanargia lachesis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Iberian Marbled White share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Iberian Marbled White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Iberian Marbled White
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.

Iberian Marbled White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, Portugal, and Spain.

Dromedary Camel

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