Dromedary Camel vs Sooty Orange Tip

Camelus dromedarius compared with Zegris eupheme

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Sooty Orange Tip is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Sooty Orange Tip
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Zegris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Zegris eupheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Sooty Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Sooty Orange Tip

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Sooty Orange Tip
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.

Sooty Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Russia, Spain, and Ukraine. 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.