Dromedary Camel vs Fatmucket

Camelus dromedarius compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Unionidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Lampsilis
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Dromedary Camel

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