Dromedary Camel vs gavião-urubu

Camelus dromedarius compared with Buteo albonotatus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while gavião-urubu is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	gavião-urubu
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Buteo
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Buteo albonotatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

gavião-urubu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	gavião-urubu
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.

gavião-urubu

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.