Dromedary Camel vs Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ochthoeca thoracica

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
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)	Tyrannidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ochthoeca
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ochthoeca thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
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.

Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant

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.