Dromedary Camel vs Águila real

Camelus dromedarius compared with Aquila chrysaetos

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Águila real is Near Threatened.
• Dromedary Camel is herbivore while Águila real is carnivore.
• Dromedary Camel is 120.0x heavier than Águila real.
• Dromedary Camel lives longer (40 years vs 30 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Águila real
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Aquila chrysaetos

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Águila real share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Águila real

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Águila real
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	30 years
Average Length	2.3 m	85 cm
Average Weight	600.0 kg	5.0 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.

Águila real

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dromedary Camel

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

Águila real

Entre los rapaces más poderosos y ampliamente distribuidos del mundo, las águilas reales tienen envergaduras de hasta 2,2 metros y habitan terrenos montañosos del Hemisferio Norte. Cazadores aéreos supremos, utilizan el vuelo en planeo y picadas pronunciadas a velocidades superiores a 200 km/h para capturar conejos, liebres, ardillas terrestres y ocasionalmente ciervos jóvenes y zorros. En muchas culturas han sido centrales para las tradiciones de cetrería que abarcan milenios.