Dromedary Camel vs Ocellated Emerald

Camelus dromedarius compared with Somatochlora minor

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Ocellated Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Corduliidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Somatochlora
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Ocellated Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Ocellated Emerald
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.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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