Dromedary Camel vs Red-billed Firefinch

Camelus dromedarius compared with Lagonosticta senegala

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Red-billed Firefinch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Red-billed Firefinch
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)	Estrildidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Lagonosticta
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Lagonosticta senegala

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Red-billed Firefinch share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Red-billed Firefinch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Red-billed Firefinch
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.

Red-billed Firefinch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Dromedary Camel

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