Dromedary Camel vs small blue

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cupido minimus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while small blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	small blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cupido
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cupido minimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and small blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

small blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	small blue
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 blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dromedary Camel

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

small blue

small blue (Cupido minimus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.