Dromedary Camel vs Three-striped Dasher

Camelus dromedarius compared with Micrathyria didyma

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Three-striped Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Three-striped Dasher
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)	Micrathyria
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Three-striped Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Three-striped Dasher
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.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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