Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Dromedary Camel

Acrobasis consociella compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Pyralidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Acrobasis	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-barred Knot-horn and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-barred Knot-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Broad-barred Knot-horn

The Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella) is a species in the genus Acrobasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dromedary Camel

单峰驼是仅有一个驼峰的骆驼，距今已有超过4000年的驯化历史。驼峰储存的是脂肪，而非水分。