Bent-grass nematode vs Dromedary Camel

Anguina agrostis compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bent-grass nematode	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Nematoda (Roundworms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Chromadorea (Chromadorea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rhabditida (Rhabditida)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Anguinidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Anguina	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Anguina agrostis	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Bent-grass nematode and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bent-grass nematode

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bent-grass nematode	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bent-grass nematode

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across China, Denmark, and United States.

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.

Bent-grass nematode

The Bent-grass nematode (Anguina agrostis) is a species in the genus Anguina. Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Dromedary Camel

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