Cape dune mole rat vs Dromedary Camel

Bathyergus suillus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bathyergidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Bathyergus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape dune mole rat and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Cape dune mole rat

The Cape dune mole rat (Bathyergus suillus) is a species in the genus Bathyergus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dromedary Camel

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