Dromedary Camel vs Sulphur Orange Tip

Camelus dromedarius compared with Colotis auxo

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Sulphur Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Sulphur 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)	Colotis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Colotis auxo

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Sulphur Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Sulphur 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.

Sulphur Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

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