Dromedary Camel vs New Forest Burnet

Camelus dromedarius compared with Zygaena viciae

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while New Forest Burnet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	New Forest Burnet
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)	Zygaenidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Zygaena
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Zygaena viciae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

New Forest Burnet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	New Forest Burnet
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.

New Forest Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dromedary Camel

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