Dromedary Camel vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Camelus dromedarius compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Atelerix
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Dromedary Camel and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	Four-toed Hedgehog
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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Dromedary Camel

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