Dromedary Camel vs Orange Featherleg

Camelus dromedarius compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Orange Featherleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Platycnemididae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Platycnemis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Orange Featherleg
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.

Orange Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

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