Dromedary Camel vs Slate-throated Redstart

Camelus dromedarius compared with Myioborus miniatus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Slate-throated Redstart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Slate-throated Redstart
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)	Parulidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Myioborus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Myioborus miniatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Slate-throated Redstart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Slate-throated Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Slate-throated Redstart
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.

Slate-throated Redstart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Dromedary Camel

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

Slate-throated Redstart

Slate-throated Redstart (Myioborus miniatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.