Dromedary Camel vs Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark

Camelus dromedarius compared with Hydrolagus melanophasma

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Chimaeridae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Hydrolagus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Hydrolagus melanophasma

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Eastern Pacific Black Ghostshark
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 Pacific Black Ghostshark

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

Dromedary Camel

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