Dromedary Camel vs Small Dark-bee

Camelus dromedarius compared with Stelis breviuscula

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Small Dark-bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Small Dark-bee
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)	Megachilidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Stelis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Stelis breviuscula

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Small Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Small Dark-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Small Dark-bee
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 Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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