culpeo vs Dromedary Camel

Lycalopex culpaeus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• culpeo is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	culpeo	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Lycalopex	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Lycalopex culpaeus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

culpeo and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

culpeo

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

culpeo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.