Arrabal's Suriname Toad vs Dromedary Camel

Pipa arrabali compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Arrabal's Suriname Toad is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrabal's Suriname Toad	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pipidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Pipa	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Pipa arrabali	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrabal's Suriname Toad and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Arrabal's Suriname Toad

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrabal's Suriname Toad	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrabal's Suriname Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Arrabal's Suriname Toad

The Arrabal's Suriname Toad, Pipa arrabali, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Dromedary Camel

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