Bar-sided Darner vs Dromedary Camel

Gynacantha mexicana compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Bar-sided Darner is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-sided Darner	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	Aeshnidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Gynacantha	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Gynacantha mexicana	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-sided Darner and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Bar-sided Darner

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-sided Darner	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-sided Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Bar-sided Darner

The Bar-sided Darner (Gynacantha mexicana) is a species in the genus Gynacantha. 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.