Dromedary Camel vs Small Plume

Camelus dromedarius compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Small Plume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Small Plume
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)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Oxyptilus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Small Plume
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 Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 countries).

Dromedary Camel

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