Dromedary Camel vs Onca

Camelus dromedarius compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Onca is Near Threatened.
• Dromedary Camel is herbivore while Onca is carnivore.
• Dromedary Camel is 6.0x heavier than Onca.
• Dromedary Camel lives longer (40 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Onca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Onca
Diet	Herbivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	15 years
Average Length	2.3 m	1.9 m
Average Weight	600.0 kg	100.0 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.

Onca

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dromedary Camel

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

Onca

O maior felino das Américas, atingindo até 100 kg com corpo robusto e musculoso e pelagem com padrão de rosetas característico. Encontrado do México até a América do Sul, com populações mais expressivas na Amazônia e no Pantanal. Nadadores poderosos e predadores de topo, os jaguares desempenham papel fundamental na regulação das populações de presas. Classificado como Quase Ameaçado, com sua área de ocorrência diminuindo devido ao desmatamento.