Dromedary Camel vs Flea

Camelus dromedarius compared with Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)	Siphonaptera (Блохи)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Nosopsyllus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Flea
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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.