Dromedary Camel vs may highflyer

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hydriomena impluviata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while may highflyer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	may highflyer
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)	Geometridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hydriomena
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hydriomena impluviata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

may highflyer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	may highflyer
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.

may highflyer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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