Dromedary Camel vs Pale Devon Clothes

Camelus dromedarius compared with Nemapogon inconditella

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Pale Devon Clothes is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Pale Devon Clothes
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)	Tineidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Nemapogon
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Nemapogon inconditella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Pale Devon Clothes

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Pale Devon Clothes
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.

Pale Devon Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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