Dromedary Camel vs Small Black Ant

Camelus dromedarius compared with Lasius niger

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Small Black Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Small Black Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Formicidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Lasius
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Lasius niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Small Black Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Small Black Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Small Black Ant
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 Black Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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