Dromedary Camel vs Wesmael's Digger Wasp

Camelus dromedarius compared with Crossocerus wesmaeli

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Wesmael's Digger Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Wesmael's Digger Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Crabronidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Crossocerus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Crossocerus wesmaeli

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Wesmael's Digger Wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Wesmael's Digger Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Wesmael's Digger Wasp
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.

Wesmael's Digger Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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