Dromedary Camel vs Louse

Camelus dromedarius compared with Polyplax serrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Louse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Polyplacidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Polyplax
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Polyplax serrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Louse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Louse
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.

Louse

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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