Dromedary Camel vs Scarlet Macaw

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.
• Dromedary Camel is 600.0x heavier than Scarlet Macaw.
• Scarlet Macaw lives longer (50 years vs 40 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	Herbivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	50 years
Average Length	2.3 m	85 cm
Average Weight	600.0 kg	1.0 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 Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Dromedary Camel

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

Scarlet Macaw

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.