Dromedary Camel vs Red-collared Widowbird

Camelus dromedarius compared with Euplectes ardens

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Red-collared Widowbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Red-collared Widowbird
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)	Ploceidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Euplectes
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Euplectes ardens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Red-collared Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Red-collared Widowbird
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-collared Widowbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

Dromedary Camel

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