Dromedary Camel vs Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler

Camelus dromedarius compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Tortricidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Acleris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler
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.

Variabelbrauner Weiden-Wickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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