Dromedary Camel vs northern mealybug

Camelus dromedarius compared with Trionymus thulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	northern mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Artiodactyla (Hewan berkuku genap)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Trionymus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Trionymus thulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and northern mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

northern mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	northern mealybug
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.

northern mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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