American Emerald vs Dromedary Camel

Cordulia shurtleffii compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• American Emerald is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Emerald	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Odonata (Kızböcekleri)	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)
Family	Corduliidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Cordulia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Cordulia shurtleffii	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

American Emerald and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

American Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Emerald	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

American Emerald

The American Emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii) is a species in the genus Cordulia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

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