Bartail spurdog vs Dromedary Camel

Squalus notocaudatus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Bartail spurdog is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bartail spurdog	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Squalidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Squalus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Squalus notocaudatus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Bartail spurdog and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bartail spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bartail spurdog	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bartail spurdog

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.

Bartail spurdog

The Bartail spurdog (Squalus notocaudatus) is a species in the genus Squalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Dromedary Camel

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