Dromedary Camel vs fox tapeworm

Camelus dromedarius compared with Echinococcus multilocularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	fox tapeworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Taeniidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Echinococcus
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Echinococcus multilocularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	fox tapeworm
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.

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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