Dromedary Camel vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Camelus dromedarius compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dermestidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Anthrenus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Mill Carpet Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Mill Carpet Beetle
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.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Dromedary Camel

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