Dromedary Camel vs Eastern Eggar

Camelus dromedarius compared with Eriogaster catax

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Eastern Eggar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Eastern Eggar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Eriogaster
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Eriogaster catax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Eastern Eggar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Eastern Eggar
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.

Eastern Eggar

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ukraine.

Dromedary Camel

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