Dromedary Camel vs Toco Toucan

Camelus dromedarius compared with Toucanus toco

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Toco Toucan is Least Concern.
• Dromedary Camel is herbivore while Toco Toucan is omnivore.
• Dromedary Camel is 857.1x heavier than Toco Toucan.
• Dromedary Camel lives longer (40 years vs 20 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Toco Toucan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Toucanus toco

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Toco Toucan share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Toco Toucan

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Toco Toucan
Diet	Herbivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	20 years
Average Length	2.3 m	60 cm
Average Weight	600.0 kg	700 g

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.

Toco Toucan

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Dromedary Camel

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

Toco Toucan

The toco toucan is the largest and best-known species in the toucan family, famous for its oversized colorful bill.