Dromedary Camel vs False Marbled Skipper

Camelus dromedarius compared with Carcharodus stauderi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	False Marbled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Carcharodus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Carcharodus stauderi

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and False Marbled Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

False Marbled Skipper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	False Marbled Skipper
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.

False Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

Dromedary Camel

El dromedario es el camello de una sola joroba, domesticado hace más de 4.000 años. La joroba almacena grasa, no agua.