Dromedary Camel vs phalène ocellée

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cyclophora porata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while phalène ocellée is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	phalène ocellée
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Geometridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cyclophora
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cyclophora porata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and phalène ocellée share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

phalène ocellée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	phalène ocellée
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.

phalène ocellée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.