Dromedary Camel vs Elm flea weevil

Camelus dromedarius compared with Orchestes alni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Elm flea weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Curculionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Orchestes
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Orchestes alni

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Elm flea weevil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Elm flea weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Elm flea weevil
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.

Elm flea weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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