Dromedary Camel vs Slender-billed Grackle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Quiscalus palustris

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Slender-billed Grackle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Slender-billed Grackle
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)	Icteridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Quiscalus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Quiscalus palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Slender-billed Grackle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Slender-billed Grackle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Slender-billed Grackle
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.

Slender-billed Grackle

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.