Blind shark vs Dromedary Camel

Hemiscyllium ocellatum compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Blind shark is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind shark	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Hemiscylliidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Hemiscyllium	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Hemiscyllium ocellatum	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blind shark

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind shark

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.

Blind shark

The Blind shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a species in the genus Hemiscyllium. 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.