Dromedary Camel vs Small-billed Tinamou

Camelus dromedarius compared with Crypturellus parvirostris

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Small-billed Tinamou is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Small-billed Tinamou
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Tinamiformes (Tinamiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Tinamidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Crypturellus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Crypturellus parvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Small-billed Tinamou

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Small-billed Tinamou
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.

Small-billed Tinamou

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.