Dromedary Camel vs Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Camelus dromedarius compared with Calidris acuminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Calidris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Calidris acuminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
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.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Ecuador).

Dromedary Camel

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