Dromedary Camel vs Maple Prominent

Camelus dromedarius compared with Ptilodon cucullina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Maple Prominent
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Notodontidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Ptilodon
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Ptilodon cucullina

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Maple Prominent share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Maple Prominent

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Maple Prominent
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.

Maple Prominent

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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