Dromedary Camel vs Long-tailed Widowbird

Camelus dromedarius compared with Euplectes progne

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Widowbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Long-tailed Widowbird
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)	Ploceidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Euplectes
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Euplectes progne

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Long-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Long-tailed Widowbird
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.

Long-tailed Widowbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Dromedary Camel

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