Grauer Schlehen-Schlankpalpenfalter vs Dromedary Camel

Athrips rancidella compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grauer Schlehen-Schlankpalpenfalter	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Gelechiidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Athrips	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Athrips rancidella	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Grauer Schlehen-Schlankpalpenfalter and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Grauer Schlehen-Schlankpalpenfalter

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grauer Schlehen-Schlankpalpenfalter	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grauer Schlehen-Schlankpalpenfalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.

Dromedary Camel

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