All-black Snout vs Dromedary Camel

Nemotelus nigrinus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• All-black Snout is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	All-black Snout	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Nemotelus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Nemotelus nigrinus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

All-black Snout and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

All-black Snout

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	All-black Snout	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

All-black Snout

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.

All-black Snout

The All-black Snout (Nemotelus nigrinus) is a species in the genus Nemotelus. 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.