Dromedary Camel vs Southern Damselfly

Camelus dromedarius compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Coenagrion
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Southern Damselfly
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.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

Dromedary Camel

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