Dromedary Camel vs gaivota-cinzenta-meridional

Camelus dromedarius compared with Leucophaeus modestus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while gaivota-cinzenta-meridional is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	gaivota-cinzenta-meridional
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Laridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Leucophaeus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Leucophaeus modestus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and gaivota-cinzenta-meridional share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

gaivota-cinzenta-meridional

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	gaivota-cinzenta-meridional
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.

gaivota-cinzenta-meridional

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Dromedary Camel

O dromedário é o camelo de uma única corcova, domesticado há mais de 4.000 anos. A corcova armazena gordura, não água.