Dromedary Camel vs Marsh Button

Camelus dromedarius compared with Acleris lorquiniana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Marsh Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Tortricidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Acleris
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Acleris lorquiniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Marsh Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Marsh 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.

Marsh Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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