Dromedary Camel vs Mégachile guenille

Camelus dromedarius compared with Megachile centuncularis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Mégachile guenille is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mégachile guenille
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Megachilidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Megachile
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mégachile guenille

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mégachile guenille
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.

Mégachile guenille

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Dromedary Camel

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