Dromedary Camel vs Sallow Button

Camelus dromedarius compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Sallow Button
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Acleris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Sallow Button
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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dromedary Camel

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