Dromedary Camel vs Mellet's Downy-back

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ophonus melletii

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Mellet's Downy-back is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mellet's Downy-back
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Carabidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ophonus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ophonus melletii

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Mellet's Downy-back share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mellet's Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mellet's Downy-back
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.

Mellet's Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.