Dromedary Camel vs Silver-rumped Needletail

Camelus dromedarius compared with Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Silver-rumped Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Silver-rumped Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Apodidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Rhaphidura
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Rhaphidura leucopygialis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Silver-rumped Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Silver-rumped Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Silver-rumped Needletail
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.

Silver-rumped Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Dromedary Camel

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