Distinguished Jumper vs Dromedary Camel

Attulus distinguendus compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Distinguished Jumper is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Distinguished Jumper	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salticidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Attulus	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Attulus distinguendus	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Distinguished Jumper

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Distinguished Jumper

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.