Dromedary Camel vs ghost shrimp

Camelus dromedarius compared with Caprella linearis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dromedary Camel	ghost shrimp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Amphipoda (Amphipoda)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Caprellidae
Genus	Camelus (Camels)	Caprella
Species	Camelus dromedarius	Caprella linearis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

ghost shrimp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dromedary Camel	ghost shrimp
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.

ghost shrimp

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Dromedary Camel

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