Dromedary Camel vs Straw-colored Sylph

Camelus dromedarius compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Straw-colored Sylph
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Macrothemis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Straw-colored Sylph
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.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Dromedary Camel

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