Dromedary Camel vs Raja Ampat Pitohui

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pitohui cerviniventris

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Raja Ampat Pitohui is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Raja Ampat Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Oriolidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pitohui
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pitohui cerviniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Raja Ampat Pitohui share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Raja Ampat Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Raja Ampat Pitohui
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.

Raja Ampat Pitohui

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Dromedary Camel

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