Dromedary Camel vs Combatiente

Camelus dromedarius compared with Calidris pugnax

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Combatiente is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Combatiente
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)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Calidris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Calidris pugnax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Combatiente

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Combatiente
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.

Combatiente

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Dromedary Camel

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

Combatiente

El combatiente (Calidris pugnax) esta clasificado como de Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservacion inmediatas.