Dromedary Camel vs Scarlet Bluet

Camelus dromedarius compared with Enallagma pictum

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Bluet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Scarlet Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Enallagma
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Enallagma pictum

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Scarlet Bluet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Scarlet Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Scarlet Bluet
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.

Scarlet Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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