Dromedary Camel vs fogo-apagou

Camelus dromedarius compared with Columbina squammata

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while fogo-apagou is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	fogo-apagou
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Columbidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Columbina
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Columbina squammata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and fogo-apagou share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

fogo-apagou

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	fogo-apagou
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.

fogo-apagou

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Dromedary Camel

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

fogo-apagou

A rolinha-escamada (Columbina squammata) esta classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. E uma especie amplamente distribuida e abundante em sua area de distribuicao, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes de conservacao imediatas.