Dromedary Camel vs Fatspine spurdog

Camelus dromedarius compared with Squalus crassispinus

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Fatspine spurdog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Fatspine spurdog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Squalidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Squalus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Squalus crassispinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Fatspine spurdog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Fatspine spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Fatspine spurdog
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.

Fatspine spurdog

Dromedary Camel

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