Dromedary Camel vs Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Cassida rubiginosa

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Thistle Tortoise Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Cassida
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Cassida rubiginosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Thistle Tortoise Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Thistle Tortoise Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Thistle Tortoise Beetle
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.

Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Dromedary Camel

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