Dromedary Camel vs Mite

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ornithonyssus bacoti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Macronyssidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ornithonyssus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ornithonyssus bacoti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Dromedary Camel

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