Dromedary Camel vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Camelus dromedarius compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Dipodidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Pygeretmus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Pygeretmus pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	2.3 m	—
Average Weight	600.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

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.