Dromedary Camel vs noctuelle chatoyante

Camelus dromedarius compared with Amphipoea lucens

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while noctuelle chatoyante is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	noctuelle chatoyante
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Amphipoea
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Amphipoea lucens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

noctuelle chatoyante

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	noctuelle chatoyante
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.

noctuelle chatoyante

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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