Dromedary Camel vs leafless swallow-wort

Camelus dromedarius compared with Orthosia scoparia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	leafless swallow-wort
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Noctuidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Orthosia
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Orthosia scoparia

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and leafless swallow-wort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

leafless swallow-wort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	leafless swallow-wort
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.

leafless swallow-wort

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Dromedary Camel

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