Dromedary Camel vs Charrán indio

Camelus dromedarius compared with Sterna aurantia

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Charrán indio is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Charrán indio
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Laridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Sterna
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Sterna aurantia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Charrán indio

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Charrán indio
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.

Charrán indio

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dromedary Camel

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