Crenulate Astarte vs Dromedary Camel

Astarte crenata compared with Camelus dromedarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crenulate Astarte	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carditida (Carditida)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Astartidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Astarte	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Astarte crenata	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Crenulate Astarte and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crenulate Astarte

NE — Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crenulate Astarte

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Dromedary Camel

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