Dromedary Camel vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dermestidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Anthrenus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Mill Carpet Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mill Carpet Beetle
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.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Dromedary Camel

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